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Biden calls the landmark Violence Against Women Act his proudest legislative achievement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday joined scores of advocates and survivors of domestic abuse to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, a law he wrote and championed as a U.S. senator because he wanted to “change the culture of America” around...
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Tuesday promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media, but it has yet to announce how ages will be verified. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would soon trial...
New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion
AP Technology Writer (AP) — New Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site's design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez...
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Colombia to promote mental health and combat cyberbullying
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in Colombia on Thursday in their first visit to the South American country, where they will take part in several events promoting mental health for young people and how to combat cyberbullying, the office of Colombia's vice...
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, involves...
Member of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask
BOSTON (AP) — The former senior manager of special operations for eBay Inc.’s. global security team was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cyberstalking campaign that included sending a preserved fetal pig, a bloody pig Halloween mask and a book on surviving the...
Wimbledon is monitoring social media to try to protect players from cyberbullying
LONDON (AP) — The All England Club is monitoring social media to try to help protect players at Wimbledon from cyberbullying for the first time this year. “This is not something you’ll see in the public domain at all. You won't see us shout about it. But effectively, we are...
