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  • Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain

    Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reports The names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals. The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company – which has…

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  • Chatbot site depicting child sexual abuse images raises fears over misuse of AI

    Child safety watchdog calls for child protection guidelines to be built into AI models from the outset A chatbot site offering explicit scenarios with preteen characters, illustrated by illegal abuse images has raised fresh fears about the misuse of artificial intelligence. A report by a child safety watchdog has triggered calls for the UK government…

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  • Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

    Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting”. The man noticed that posts encouraging him to…

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  • Parents could get alerts if children show acute distress while using ChatGPT

    OpenAI to roll out new protection measures after facing a law suit on behalf of teenager who took his own life Parents could be alerted if their teenagers show acute distress while talking with ChatGPT, amid child safety concerns as more young people turn to AI chatbots for support and advice. The alerts are part…

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  • Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say

    The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse material Millions of child predators are forming sprawling online communities on the dark web using the Tor network, where criminal behavior escalates through the sharing of child sexual abuse material, grooming strategies and normalization of exploitation, experts say. Despite…

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  • Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

    Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims The UK’s Online Safety Act has been greatly anticipated. Amid mounting concerns about the ease of accessing harmful content online, rules were drawn up to force social platforms to protect children from posts and videos that incite hatred…

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