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A 41-year-old former teacher in Singapore has been jailed for two years after being convicted of indecent acts and sexual grooming involving a teenage female student. The abuse included physical contact and inappropriate online communication.
A new UNICEF report shows children are adopting artificial intelligence at rates more than three times faster than adults, raising alarm over inadequate safeguards and risks including deepfakes and scams.
A 12-year-old girl's alleged gang rape and murder in West Bengal's Baruipur sparked violent protests, railway disruptions, and the mob killing of a suspected perpetrator. Police arrested two others as authorities appeal for calm.
A Singapore court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to nine years and seven months' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls. He deceived both victims about his age before offences.
India's technology ministry has directed Meta to remove all child sexual abuse material from its platforms, following a BBC investigation revealing such content in Instagram advertisements. The directive adds to mounting regulatory challenges across the region.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned an eight-week Senate inquiry delay on amendments that would strengthen the eSafety Commissioner's ability to enforce the nation's under-16 social media ban, warning it allows platforms to delete compliance evidence.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has conveyed his deepest condolences to the family of a six-year-old autistic child, Muhammad Faith Fatih Abdullah Fattah, whose body was discovered in a Perak plantation following a search operation.
Australia's government is considering strengthening its groundbreaking social media ban for children after discovering the original rules, introduced last December, have largely failed to prevent minors from accessing major platforms.
Police in Temerloh have detained a male teacher to assist investigations into allegations of sexual assault involving a minor. The incident underscores growing concerns about safeguarding in Malaysian educational institutions.
The European Commission is preparing to escalate its investigation into Meta, alleging that Facebook and Instagram employ manipulative design tactics to addict children. The probe centres on the platforms' algorithm-driven "rabbit-hole effect" that keeps young users engaged with continuous content streams.
The European Commission is escalating its investigation into Meta, preparing preliminary findings that accuse Facebook and Instagram of employing design tactics deliberately engineered to addict young users.
A Malaysian paediatrician working in Perth, Australia, has been charged with 33 child sex-related offences involving nine alleged victims. The charges follow an expanded police investigation.
Police have detained five individuals following the recovery of two teenage cousins who vanished from a village near Kok Lanas. The youths were discovered unharmed in Machang after remaining missing for three days.
A federal appeals court has upheld Ohio's law requiring social media platforms to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their services, rejecting tech industry arguments that it violates free speech rights.
Police in Johor Baru have escalated their investigation into a young child's death to a murder charge, with the victim's stepmother now facing court proceedings in connection with fatal blunt trauma injuries.
A foreign national has been charged with child neglect in Johor Baru after her son died and daughter was critically injured in a fall from a 12th-floor apartment in Tampoi earlier this month.
Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, asserting the platform violates state law by permitting minors under 14 to establish accounts and concealing the extent of inappropriate content children encounter.