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A blind eye to sex abuse: How USA Gymnastics failed to report cases

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Top executives at one of America’s most prominent Olympic organizations failed to alert authorities to many allegations of sexual abuse by coaches — relying on a policy that enabled predators to abuse gymnasts long after USA Gymnastics had received warnings. An IndyStar investigation uncovered multiple examples of children suffering the consequences, including a Georgia case  [ Read More ]

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Disney unveils messaging app

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Children who are too young for Snapchat and who may get bored with plain old Facebook Messenger now have a messaging app designed just for them. Disney Mix specifically targets kids, tweens and their families with a playful chat interface, interactive games, and safety protocols — as well as plenty of branding. Read more…

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New way for parents to be educated for kids’ online safety

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MADISON, Wis. (RELEASE) — Do your children have apps on their phones that you don’t know anything about and they tell you that it’s no big deal? There’s now a way to find out more about those apps and to help your children stay away from online predators. And it comes in the form of  [ Read More ]

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Sex Predators Could Lure Victims With ‘Pokemon Go’, Warns State Senator

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A state lawmaker in New York says the wildly popular smartphone game “Pokemon Go” could inadvertently give sexual predators easy access to new prey. To ensure that doesn’t happen, the state should prohibit higher-level sex offenders from being able to play the game, and others like it, Sen. Jeffrey Klein said. The Bronx Democrat also  [ Read More ]

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Staggering Increase In Porn Searches by Tweens and Teens

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Google Analytics data exposes a dramatic increase of 4,700% ‘porn searches’ in the days following the end of school for most students. While not scientific data, the increase in free porn sites and attraction to porn by teens and tweens is a statistic all parents should be concerned about. If you have not installed monitoring  [ Read More ]

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