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‘Kids can’t buy them anywhere’: how Pokémon cards became a stock market for millennials

Artificial Intelligence, Children, Collecting, Culture, Games, Money, Pokémon, Shopping, Stock Market

A surprising economic bubble is making it hard for anyone to buy Pokémon cards – especially childrenPokémon has been huge since the late 90s. Millions of people have fond memories of playing the original Red and Blue games, or trading cards in the playground for that elusive shiny Charizard (if your school didn’t ban them). […]

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‘Everyone will miss the socialising – but it’s also a relief’: five young teens on Australia’s social media ban

Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Children, Social media, Social media ban

As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing insteadAustralia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week passed

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The Guardian view on regulating pornography: a £1m fine does not prove the Online Safety Act is working | Editorial

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Beeban Kidron, Children, Deepfake, Digital media, Internet safety, Liz Kendall, Ofcom, Online abuse, Pornography, Social media, UK news, Young people

As technology advances, so does the problems it causes. Ministers as well as regulators need to be tough and proactiveAwareness of the harm caused by online pornography is rising. Last month, the government bowed to pressure from campaigners and pledged to make depictions of strangulation illegal. Research showing that a majority of children have viewed

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Pornography company fined £1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks

Artificial Intelligence, Children, Internet safety, Ofcom, Pornography, Social media, Society, UK news, Young people

AVS Group, which runs 18 websites, has 72 hours to make changes required by UK’s Online Safety ActA pornography company that runs 18 adult websites has been fined £1m by the watchdog Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks.AVS Group Ltd has been hit with the fine, plus a further £50,000 for failing to

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eSafety commissioner probed on Roblox and social media ban following Guardian investigation – video

Artificial Intelligence, Australian politics, Child labour, Child protection, Children, Games, Online multiplayer games, Roblox

Independent senator David Pocock asked the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, in Senate estimates last night about Guardian Australia’s investigation into Roblox and what children may experience on the platform. With Roblox not subject to the under-16s social media ban, Pocock asked whether Roblox was deemed as a gaming platform or a platform that is

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After a teddy bear talked about kink, AI watchdogs are warning parents against smart toys

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Black Friday, Children, Marketing & PR, Society, Technology, Toys, US news

Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulationAs the holiday season looms into view with Black Friday, one category on people’s gift lists is causing increasing concern: products with artificial intelligence.The development has raised new concerns about the dangers smart toys could pose to children, as consumer

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