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Artificial intelligence is quickly advancing and spreading, with CBN reporting statistics from Common Sense Media that says 72% of America's teenagers admitting they have used chatbots as companions.Unfortunately, various reports and lawsuits tell how teenagers have taken their own lives after developing deep emotional connections with AI chatb ...MORE..

Kathy Hatem, director of communications for Enough is Enough, says online gaming culture includes addictive algorithms and other issues that require parents to stay involved."A study came out just last year saying that 85% of U.S. teens say they're playing video games," she relays. "About four in 10 are doing so on a daily basis."Though she ...MORE..

In April 2025, 16-year-old Adam Raine tragically died by suicide after months of extensive—and deeply disturbing—conversations with ChatGPT. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his parents in August 2025, the AI chatbot not only failed to intervene but allegedly exacerbated Adam’s distress by providing detailed instructions on sel ...MORE..

YouTube is taking another step to shield kids from inappropriate videos by rolling out a new AI-powered system designed to estimate users’ ages—even if they lie about it. The platform says the technology will help enforce age restrictions more effectively and apply extra protections for minors...Donna Rice Hughes, president and CEO of the n ...MORE..

The streaming service will use various methods to make sure kids aren't watching age-restricted content.If kids are lying about their age, YouTube will know about it. Or at least will try its best to find out. The streaming service announced Tuesday it's rolling out age-estimation technology that will use various data to determine if someone is ...MORE..

The term “deepfake” was coined in 2017 by an internet user who helped spark a particularly onerous development in virtual technology. By using open-source images of celebrities and inserting them into explicit images and video, a new and lucrative industry was launched.Since then, with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence technology, ...MORE..

Bipartisan support grows for KOSA despite implementation concerns.WASHINGTON, April 5, 2025 - A bipartisan consensus is emerging around the need to protect children from the harms of social media, but experts warned Wednesday that current measures are insufficient - and that Congress must act soon...The legislation, which received 93 votes in ...MORE..

One year after some pornography sites shut down in North Carolina because of an age verification law, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a similar Texas law and whether it is constitutional.Those in favor of the laws, including the national group Enough is Enough, say it’s all about protecting children and what they see online...Read ...MORE..

As children increasingly spend hours daily navigating digital devices and online platforms, they encounter numerous benefits along with a rising tide of dangers, including online predators and sexually explicit content. Addressing these critical issues, "Internet Safety with Donna Rice Hughes" is set to launch on VoiceAmerica, the largest internet ...MORE..

Parental controls are important and accessible restrictions that parents can use to prevent their children from viewing inappropriate content on streaming services."The ability to switch between content makes it easy for children to end up viewing inappropriate videos. This is especially true as streaming sites typically have poor regulation on ...MORE..

Evangelical leaders, rabbis, lawmakers, and intercessors from diverse nations gathered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for the National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance.The sold-out event, which was held at the Museum of the Bible, was conceived by Tony Perkins, founder of the Family Research Council, and Dr. Jim Garlow, Founder and CEO of ...MORE..

‘It’s kind of scary. We have a good child pornography law here that is pretty broad, but it doesn’t address AI’Amid increasing reports from young girls and their parents about deepfake AI-generated sexual images landing on the phones of classmates, neighbors, and child predators, some state legislators are rushing to enact legislation to ...MORE..

Young people are at risk of exploitation as technology evolves, according to officials and activists who spoke at the Protecting Kids Online Community Town Hall in Leesburg on Nov. 30."The internet has opened up a perfect storm for the online exploitation of children," event moderator Donna Rice Hughes told about 300 people at Cornerstone Chape ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, November 20, 2023 — A Utah law requiring age verification for social media accounts is likely to face First Amendment lawsuits, experts warned during an online panel Wednesday hosted by Broadband Breakfast. The law, set to take effect in March 2024, mandates that all social media users in Utah verify their age and imposes additional ...MORE..

As summer beings to wind down and school starts once again, social media platforms are flooded with back-to-school photos of smiling kids in their best outfits posted by proud parents.Accompanied by captions celebrating the start of 4th grade at So-And-So Elementary or props written on colorful paper sharing a child’s age or class name, these ...MORE..

Experts say sharing minimal details about your child is the best option.Most parents are eager to share their kids' first day of school in a social media post online. However, what you decide to post has the potential to put your family in danger.Enough Is Enough^® internet safety organization spokesperson Kathy Hatem says sex traffickers recru ...MORE..

Obscenity is a national scourge and is not protected by the First Amendment. But few do anything about its proliferation, including to children.Until now. A new law has just gone into effect in Louisiana that will require people accessing porn on the internet to prove they are of age... For more information on the terrible harm inflicted by por ...MORE..

Braden Markus, 15, had what his mother said was an "amazing weekend of football" on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2021. To celebrate, the Ohio teen ordered his favorite food, then "spent the rest of the night doing homework, playing Xbox with his cousins and sleeping," his mom wrote in a Facebook post."Typical life of a teenager," Jennifer Argiro-Markus, ...MORE..

At a time when the internet has seen a massive increase in child pornography, FBI officials have been told child porn investigations are “no longer an FBI priority”; they should now focus on purported cases of domestic extremism, an agency source has revealed. And the Biden administration has seemingly stopped prosecuting obscenity cases altog ...MORE..

As students adjust to returning to school this fall, law enforcement members and online safety experts are reminding parents to be cautious about the information they share on social media. It may give predators access to children and scammers access to personal information...Donna Rice Hughes is an internet safety expert and president and CEO ...MORE..