Roblox, the online gaming platform widely used by children, announced this week that it will expand its age estimation technology to all users and adopt standardized age ratings for games and apps. The move comes as the company faces mounting scrutiny over predator grooming scandals and lawsuits alleging it has failed to protect minors.
Michigan State Rep. Carrie Rheingans is pledging to help connect minors with gender-transition services following the University of Michigan’s decision to stop offering sex-change procedures for children. The university halted its gender-affirming care program for minors amid pressure from the Trump administration and concerns about losing federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday the reinstatement of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines—one day before he was due to respond to a lawsuit alleging he failed to create the panel as required by law.
Roblox, one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms for children and teens, has banned and issued a cease-and-desist letter to a YouTuber known for confronting alleged predators on its platform. The 22-year-old creator, “Schlep,” who has 684,000 subscribers, says the company is threatening legal action because of his predator-catching investigations.
A woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning near a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, sending children running for safety and screaming in fear. The shooting happened around 8:00 a.m. near Central High School, according to WAVE3 News.
Disney+ has canceled its Goosebumps reboot, a teen horror series that critics say injected sexual themes and LGBTQ messaging into programming aimed at children. The streaming platform quietly dropped the show, which featured Friends actor David Schwimmer and trans-identifying activist Miles McKenna, after just one season. The cancellation follows the removal of other Disney+ titles praised for “queer representation,” including The Acolyte and Willow.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Rhode Island arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien just one day after a local judge released him on bond despite serious charges involving a minor.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Oklahoma’s law banning sex change surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, delivering a significant legal victory to advocates of parental rights and child protection. The ruling affirms the state’s authority to restrict medical interventions on minors amid ongoing debate over the safety and ethics of gender transition procedures.
A top integration officer in Berlin has issued a stark warning about the growing Islamist influence in the city’s migrant-heavy neighborhoods, where underage girls are receiving marriage counseling from radical imams. Güner Balci, a Turkish-born official for the Neukölln borough, said parts of the capital have become strongholds for hardline Islamic ideology, forcing her to move for her daughter’s safety.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a public inquiry to investigate potential deception and harm caused by “gender-affirming care” for minors, following a recent workshop that featured whistleblowers, doctors, and parents of detransitioners. The FTC will accept public comments over the next 60 days, seeking to assess whether medical professionals have misled families or violated federal law under Sections 5 and 12 of the FTC Act.
