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Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit

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Ken Paxton accuses streamer of designing addictive platform and falsely representing data collection practicesTexas sued Netflix on Monday, accusing the streaming company of spying on children and designing its platform to be addictive.Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, said Netflix has for years falsely represented to consumers that it did not collect or share user […]

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UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts

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Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images, experts have said.Child safety experts and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warn that

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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

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Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said

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The Tin Can phone: is this the simple secret to a screen-free childhood?

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Created by three dads from Seattle, the resolutely un-mobile handset doesn’t have internet access, apps or even a screen. No wonder anxious parents are snapping it upName: Tin Can.Age: Launched last April. Continue reading…

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‘Superhighways for child sexual abuse’: California lawmakers seek tougher rules for big tech

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Online exploitation ‘inflicting profound trauma on a staggering number of children’, Democrats sayFrustrated with what they describe as a lack of accountability from social media companies, two California state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would clear a legal pathway for them to face lawsuits in the state for failing to detect or remove child

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Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say

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Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation.According to data collected by the Internet Watch

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UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material

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Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platformOfcom has launched an investigation into whether the Telegram messaging platform is failing to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under the UK’s Online Safety Act.The communications regulator carried out an assessment and decided to launch an

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‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers

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Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTokIn a TikTok video a young girl – her age anywhere between 10 and 15 – sits unboxing package after package of products she says were

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Roblox to implement youth protections and pay $12m in Nevada settlement

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Popular gaming platform will require age verification, restrict nighttime notifications for minors and limit chatsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRoblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12m to the state of Nevada in what the

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Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds

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Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says reportChild victims of online sexual abuse are being inadequately protected from further harm because police forces are struggling to cope with an increase in this crime, his majesty’s chief inspector of constabulary has warned.Michelle Skeer said: “Without investment

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