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21/07/2023

‘Meta’s platforms cannot become a safe haven for paedophiles’ warns the Home Secretary

The Home Secretary has called on social media platforms to adopt technology to detect and remove sexual abuse of children.

20/07/2023

A survey has found friends posting online have the greatest influence when it comes to teenagers' decisions over substance use

Adolescents are more likely to drink and smoke w**d if their friends posted online about it, research has found.

19/07/2023

Tech firms to be accountable for algorithms that push harmful content to young people such as Andrew Tate videos

Social media companies will be forced to change their algorithms – which have been heavily criticised for pushing harmful content to youngsters.

15/07/2023

The new feature is part of TikTok's family pairing functionality

TikTok has introduced a new feature that allows parents to control the content their children can view on the app.

14/07/2023

Full Fact says the picture has been taken from a BBC News article

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13/07/2023

The Online Safety Bill has been amended

Misogynistic abuse will be banned online through a new law in order to combat violence against women and girls.

07/07/2023

While TikTok says Andrew Tate himself has been banned, clips of his are being shared both under the “Tate” hashtag and elsewhere

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06/07/2023

The safety features depend on engaged parents

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05/07/2023

The Online Safety Bill will also include higher standards for age verification tools

Britain will tighten protections to prevent children from viewing po*******hy and dangerous challenges and stunts on apps.

30/06/2023

Ofcom will have new powers to force tech giants to hand over information

Tech giants could be forced to grant access to the data on the phones of deceased children under last-minute changes to the Online Safety Bill.

29/06/2023

Snapchat's My AI was labelled "a paedophile’s friend" by a former police detective

Snapchat’s new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is capable of giving alarming dating advice to children, an investigation has found.

28/06/2023

Victims of sextortion are mainly young men

New research has revealed how shockingly common sextortion has become – two out of every three teenagers are being targeted by such schemes.