On one hand, it can provide a connection and a sense of safety. On the other, it becomes a setup for overthinking, panic and ...

Steven MacMillan, 53, contacted the 13-year-old from Newcastle on social media. The pair began to chat and she told him her ...

TikTok is developing photo messaging despite internal warnings about potential sextortion risks, according to leaked ...

A 30-year old man who engaged in sexualised online chat with someone he believed was a teenage girl but who was an undercover ...

The Texas Legislature has already passed a bill requiring age verification to download apps and is seriously considering ...

Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.

A teen arrested three months ago on the grounds of Lake Orion High School with a machete and several knives, is back in ...

A suburban elementary school teacher was ordered to remain detained after being accused of using student social media images to spread child pornography across the U.S., officials said.

Around 98% of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are where young ...

A 20-year-old Denver-area man has been arrested and accused of giving a Longmont teen alcohol before sexually assaulting her ...

What began as a viral TikTok trend has escalated into school evacuations, hospital visits, and arrests across multiple states ...

Carsen Belanger, 18, of Negaunee is charged in Marquette County District Court with eight felonies — three counts of ...