FBI Milwaukee Public Affairs Officer Caroline Clancy (414) 489-3644 April 22, 2026 Dear Parents and Guardians, Over the course of the last few years, the FBI has observed a concerning increase in activity by online actors involved in predatory activity. These predators target children across the United States, including in Wisconsin. “764” is often used...

Joe Cadillic sent along this news story by Marianna Bacallao: College students who participate in walkouts could be suspended or expelled under a new measure passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday. The Charlie Kirk Act, named for the late conservative activist, addresses free speech on college campuses. HB 1476/ SB 1741 would require colleges and...

Bonnie Bishop reports: The federal government will be able to access school athletic rosters in Maine as part of its ongoing lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education, a judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling will allow the government to access names, schools and grades on athletic rosters from 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 maintained by the Maine...

Hunton writes: On March 3, 2026, the Virginia Attorney General appealed a U.S. District Court’s grant of a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of a new Virginia law requiring age verification and a time limit on social media use by minors under the age of 16 pending a final determination on the merits. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act was...

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CalPrivacy”) announced its first California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement action involving student privacy, requiring 2080 Media, Inc., d/b/a PlayOn Sports (“PlayOn”), to pay a $1.10 million fine for alleged violations of the CCPA in a stipulated order. PlayOn is a media and technology company...

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 16 other attorneys general havee sued the Trump administration over a sweeping new federal data collection mandate targeting colleges and universities. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Education’s new “Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement” survey, which forces institutions to rapidly compile and report years...

Kelsey Reichmann reports: Granting an emergency request, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled California schools must disclose confidential information about students’ gender identity without their consent. In an apparent 6-3 decision, the court ruled the Golden State’s law likely violated the parents’ rights to guide the religious development of their children. Recognizing parents’ rights to the...

ATLANTA – Jamarcus Mosley pled guilty this week to charges of computer fraud, extortion, and cyberstalking after tricking hundreds of young victims into giving him control to their social media accounts, accessing their private images and videos, and threatening to release those items if they did not comply with his demands, including sending him sexually...

Reuters reports: Instagram said it would notify parents if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period, as pressure grows for governments to follow Australia’s ban on the use of social media for under 16s. Britain said in January it was considering restrictions to protect children online, after Australia’s move...

Connor Jones reports: The UK’s data protection regulator has fined social media giant Reddit £14.47 million ($19.5 million) over its use of children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says Reddit’s terms of service prohibited children under the age of 13 from using the platform, yet it claims the company did not introduce an age...

Ricardo Rubio reports: The issue of protecting the personal data of students and teachers in Andalusia is once again in the spotlight after it was revealed that the profiles of more than 738,000 students and over 43,000 educators ended up in Google’s possession. This situation directly affects the interests of families, educational institutions, and society...

Eric Uebelacker reports: The Trump administration on Friday escalated its clash with higher education by suing Harvard University, accusing the school of unlawfully withholding race-related admissions records from the government amid an ongoing discrimination investigation. In a 14-page complaint filed in Boston federal court, the Department of Justice claims the school violated Title VI of the Civil...

Police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show. By Mark Keierleber This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This story was co-published with The Guardian....

Liv McMahon reports: Discord will soon require users globally to verify their age with a face scan or by uploading a form of ID if they want to access adult content. […] Users can either upload a photo of their ID to confirm their age or take a video selfie, where AI will be used...

Kevin Rector and Sonja Sharp report: The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would be used to criminally prosecute the parents of...