The use of virtual reality headsets by paedophiles in England and Wales has been documented for the first time, according to police data obtained by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). The NSPCC obtained data through the Freedom of Information Act from police forces in England and Wales, and said…

A report from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection says 252current or former school personnel committed or were accused of committing offences of a sexual nature against 548 children over a five-year span. It says another 38 personnel were criminally charged for child pornography-related offences during the same time frame of 2017 to 2021. “It…

An independent national review into the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson has found they were not “isolated incidents” and suggested child protection needed to “change fundamentally” in England. The review team, led by Annie Hudson, the chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, said child protection teams made up of police officers,…

Social networking companies have allegedly been making products intentionally addictive to maximize customer use and to make more profit. Yet by doing so, these companies may be violating laws on child protection and on customer rights, according to cybersecurity and privacy adviser Rex Lee. Companies are deploying addictive methods of “brain hijacking,” using deceptive terms…

Jaco Booyens produced and directed “8 Days” to raise awareness about child predation and human trafficking in the United States. To combat these dangers, Booyens wants parents to look at their own communities: “Think small. Think my strength, my home, my children’s friends, their parents. Are they educated? Do they know of the dangers online?…

Hungary plans to hold a referendum on legislation that limits schools’ teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues late this year or early next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday. Orban announced the referendum on Wednesday, stepping up a culture war with the European Union. The European Commission last week began…

Social networks can make it much harder for paedophiles to share indecent images but they choose not to invest in such technology, an outgoing senior British police officer will say on his last day. Chief Constable Simon Bailey—the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead on child protection and head of Norfolk Constabulary—is expected to point the…