Category: Online Abuse

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to exploit minors on Snapchat and coerce them into producing child sex abuse material. Scott…

In a significant case of child sexual abuse, 32-year-old Daniel Lara-Salazar, formerly stationed in Pallyup, Washington, pled guilty in federal court to sexually exploiting a minor on Snapchat. This…

A legislative staff member in Alaska was arrested in Juneau after federal authorities filed multiple felony charges related to alleged child exploitation and sex trafficking. The case has drawn…

A 22-year-old man from Virginia, Tyler Jason Edmundson, has been charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met through…

A 26-year-old Illinois man is facing multiple criminal charges after prosecutors alleged he used Snapchat to communicate with a minor before arranging an in-person meeting that led to sexual…

In a troubling development for online safety, xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok acknowledged lapses in its content moderation that allowed users to generate and post images depicting minors in…

A court decision filed on Dec. 12, 2025, has brought hope to survivors of sexual exploitation on the Roblox platform, opening a path for those seeking justice. In a…

An Illinois man, Javier Mora, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after traveling to Michigan to sexually abuse a child. Mora, 22, of Des Plaines, Illinois, was…

An internal Meta Platforms document has revealed disturbing guidelines concerning the behavior of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. According to a Reuters review of the document, the policies…

Roblox, a popular online gaming platform with millions of young users, is facing multiple lawsuits accusing it of lacking safety measures to prevent sexual predators. The lawsuits allege that…