Birth tourism fight shifts to US ‘tropical maternity ward’ with history of Chinese exploitation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The congressional fight over birthright citizenship shifted to the U.S. territories this week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s effort to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said a … Read more

Mike Waltz, Tim Tebow launch effort to combat online child exploitation: ‘It’s happening in their backyard’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow on Thursday unveiled a renewed international effort to combat online child exploitation, bringing together government officials, law enforcement leaders and anti-human trafficking advocates like Tebow’s foundation to strengthen cooperation against predators operating … Read more

Blanche taps longtime prosecutor to coordinate human trafficking and child exploitation cases

Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday appointed Alessandra Serano, a longtime federal prosecutor, to serve as the Justice Department’s national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases. Serano has worked in various roles at the Justice Department on and off since 2003, including as a prosecutor in the Southern District of … Read more

New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law over child exploitation claims

A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta — which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — prioritized profits over safety. … Read more

The AI child exploitation crisis is here

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever for bad actors to create child sexual abuse material, leaving prosecutors and lawmakers struggling to keep up. Despite efforts by tech companies, law enforcement and activists, offenders consistently exploit system loopholes, open-source AI models and ready-made sexual exploitation platforms to generate imagery of … Read more