Parent keeps paying EMIs on financed Lido Learning subscription after classes stop, under threat of credit damage and recovery agents
Parents who financed Lido Learning subscriptions through the company’s lending partners continued paying EMIs after classes stopped, according to the report. One parent was warned by the financing partner that non-payment could hurt their credit score and bring loan recovery agents to the house, and said the family shelved plans to buy a house. The […]
Fake WhatsApp group for school biology class filled with pornographic material and used teacher’s photograph
A fake WhatsApp group for a biology class contained pornographic material and used a teacher’s photograph without consent.
School principal secretly recorded female staff in restroom using mobile phone
Female teachers at a school in Chhattisgarh, India, discovered a mobile phone hidden in the women’s restroom set to record video. A subsequent police complaint revealed that the school principal had been placing his phone there for two months to record the staff, leaving the female teachers distressed and fearful.
Norway – Pornographic and violent content on minor boy’s school-issued tablet
A parent reported that pornographic and violent video content appeared on their first grade boy’s school-issued tablet, finding that the tablet had no restrictions or content filters.
Singapore – soft-porn-bordering content accessed via Dailymotion on school-issued learning devices
A father discovered that his two secondary-school-aged children could access video content bordering on soft pornography via the Dailymotion platform on their school-issued Personal Learning Devices (PLDs), despite device management applications intended to block undesirable content. He reported the issue to Singapore’s Ministry of Education in March 2026, and the ministry confirmed it blocked the […]
Sweden – warning on violent content on school iPads
A father warned that his primary-school-aged child watched violent videos on an iPad during his free time. The father is strongly questioning why the municipality doesn’t have internet access protection.
National child rights commission summons Byju’s CEO over alleged loan-based selling of courses to parents and children
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights summoned the CEO of Byju’s to appear on 23 December 2022 after media reports that the company’s sales team allegedly lured parents into buying courses for their children through loan-based agreements, with some customers saying they were exploited and put their savings at risk. The NCPCR chair […]
Consumer commission in Telangana, India orders Byju’s refund after paid foundation course for secondary school student did not start as promised
A parent enrolled her teenage son in a three-year Byju’s foundation course for secondary school students in October 2023, paying a portion of the fee by credit card with the remainder scheduled as installments. She alleged classes did not start for weeks, recorded content was presented as live classes, the tablet arrived late, and promised […]
Dental Student in Kerala Dies by Suicide Following Harassment and Extortion by Online Loan App
A 22-year-old dental student in Kerala, India, died by suicide after being subjected to mental harassment, threats, and intimidation by operators of an online loan app. The platform’s operators used high-pressure recovery tactics regarding a loan of 15,000 rupees at an exorbitant interest rate. The local police subsequently registered a case of extortion and digital […]
School fees fraud and payment portal tampering at a Nigerian university
An audit at a Nigerian university found that hundreds of students had paid tuition fees into a former employee’s personal account instead of official university accounts. The university alleged that many students participated because they were offered discounted fees or commissions and referred the students to disciplinary proceedings as part of a wider fraud investigation […]