Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initiative was led by child-safety group Thorn and All Tech Is Human, a non-profit focused on responsible tech. The pledges from AI companies, Thorn said, “set a groundbreaking precedent for the industry and represent a significant leap in efforts to defend children...
The communications regulator has published its latest report on children and their relationship with the online world.
A new national public awareness campaign aims to enlist more people, including kids and big tech companies, to crack down on online child sexual exploitation and abuse, crimes that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say are reaching "epidemic proportions."
Now more than ever, the internet is an informational battleground. What should be a thriving marketplace for speech is being tainted constantly by threats of censorship from bureaucrats with their own agenda. One key ideal of many Republican supporters is the belief that the government has no business interfering with our First Amendment rights to […]
The Internet Watch Foundation has published its latest analysis on child sexual abuse online.
Democrats are sneaking online censorship of “hate speech” into the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) under the guise of “protecting kids” – and many Republicans on capitol hill appear to be on board.
Young people feel their internet activity is overwhelmed by betting promotions and similar content, says GambleAware Children are “saturated” with betting promotions and gambling-like content while using the internet, despite restrictions on ad campaigns targeting young people, new research reveals.GambleAware, the charity funded by donations from gambling firms, commissioned research that found the risks of online gambling were not understood by children because of the “blurred line” between...
The Biden administration has launched a first-of-its-kind national public awareness campaign to educate children, teenagers, and parents about the proliferation of child sexual exploitation and abuse online. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Wednesday in New York City that the department’s investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, was launching the Know2Protect campaign in an attempt to […]
Drew Harris also revealed that the kids' tormentors often sold on the abuse images to other perverts online and he appealed to parents to be more vigilant about their children's online activities
ST. GEORGE — This fall, Utah Tech University is set to launch an array of new programs, including the university’s first-ever doctorate, designed to meet the growing demand for specialized professionals in dynamic fields. There are two new bachelor’s degrees in special education and respiratory therapy. Three new master’s programs are also available in software […]
As initially written, Senate Bill 361 focuses on protecting kids younger than 13. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wanted to up the ante, protecting all minors, but ultimately, senate members rejected his recommended changes.
Spire collapses as fire engulfs Danish landmark, which houses one of country’s most valuable art collectionsFirefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections.“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the building next to Christiansborg Palace, the...