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...
David Mundy, of Esher, Surrey, possessed more than 58,000 indecent images. He had been downloading photos of children as young as six for two decades. Police also discovered a guide to using the dark web and anonymity online
HOPE not hate can reveal that Paul Carnell, a Reform UK candidate in Cannock Chase, is an antisemitic conspiracy theorist who has marched alongside Tommy
Australian government warns against ‘sharenting’ as study finds 7% of people who post pictures receive request for child abuse materialFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA new report has found parents who share photos of their children online are more likely to be offered cash for sexually explicit images of their kids, with the federal government warning about the dangers of “sharenting”.The Australian...
Internet Watch Foundation has found a manual on dark web encouraging criminals to use software tools that remove clothingPaedophiles are being urged to use artificial intelligence to create nude images of children to extort more extreme material from them, according to a child abuse charity.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said a manual found on the dark web contained a section encouraging criminals to use “nudifying” tools to remove clothing from underwear shots sent by a child. The...
As one of the largest ‘training’ datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?Child abusers are creating AI-generated “deepfakes” of their targets in order to blackmail them into filming their own abuse, beginning a cycle of sextortion that can last for years.Creating simulated child abuse imagery is illegal in the UK, and Labour and the Conservatives have aligned on the desire to ban all explicit AI-generated images of real...
Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatoryAn organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is “tearing families apart”.According to Migrants at Work, care workers have to choose between family life with their children and partners or getting a job as a health or social carer in the UK – they can no longer...
Billie Eilish is gearing up for the release of her new album Hit Me Hard and Soft, which drops on May 17, so she’s spilling tea in a bunch of interviews. In her latest profile for Rolling Stone, the singer revealed she’s got a thing for masturbating in front of a mirror. It’s giving confidence, […]
The UK's Ofcom is launching a consultation in response to the growing trend of kids using the internet.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Tashi Gyalson, the chief executive councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, from the seat.
The UK saw a massive underage vaping problem, which now means the government should take action. A total of 50 children were admitted to hospitals in 2023 for underage vaping, with the U.
At 404 Media, Jason Koebler reports that AI images of suffering children, some depicting them mutilated or dying, are appearing in Facebook users feeds. It's the latest and most alarming example of AI-generated garbage filling the platform, complete with inane replies from bots, from "boomers", and from unambigious humans helping spread the posts by angrily calling them out, a classic Facebook engagement success model. — Read the rest