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OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges
October 23, 2025
Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says The family of a teenager who took his own life after months of conversations with ChatGPT now says OpenAI weakened safety guidelines in the months before his death. In July 2022, OpenAI’s guidelines on how ChatGPT…
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Instagram keeps flubbing on teen safety. Will its new ‘PG-13’ guidelines make a difference? | Tayo Bero
October 21, 2025
The content guardrails introduced this week feel like hollow posturing after the failure of past promises For months, Instagram has been struggling to convince parents, advocates and officials that it’s a safe place for kids, even though there’s a mountain of evidence to show quite the opposite. Now, the company is introducing yet another set…
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Parents will be able to block Meta bots from talking to their children under new safeguards
October 18, 2025
Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s Parents will be able to block their children’s interactions with Meta’s AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its “teen accounts”, which are a default setting for under-18…
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TikTok ‘directs child accounts to pornographic content within a few clicks’
October 3, 2025
Despite platform’s limits on adult content, study finds it not only accessible but often suggested TikTok has directed children’s accounts to pornographic content within a small number of clicks, according to a report by a campaign group. Global Witness set up fake accounts using a 13-year-old’s birth date and turned on the video app’s “restricted…
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‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
October 2, 2025
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity Josh was at the end of his rope when he turned to ChatGPT for help with a parenting quandary. The 40-year-old father of two had been listening to his “super loquacious” four-year-old talk…
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Kido nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles
September 29, 2025
Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paid Hackers with pictures and the private information of thousands of nursery children have threatened to publish more material online unless they are paid. Criminals calling themselves Radiant hacked the UK-based Kido nursery chain and posted profiles of 10 children…
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Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain
September 26, 2025
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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Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower
September 25, 2025
Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are ‘woefully ineffective’ Children and teenagers are still at risk from online harm on Instagram despite the rollout of “woefully ineffective” safety tools, according to research led by a Meta whistleblower. Two-thirds (64%) of new safety tools on Instagram were…
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Elon Musk’s X calls for delay in Australia’s child social media ban citing ‘serious concerns’ about policy’s lawfulness
September 24, 2025
Platform’s submission to age verification inquiry argues for a grace period for enforcement of laws it claims could infringe on human rights treaties Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Elon Musk’s X has called for a delay in Australia’s under-16s social…
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Chatbot site depicting child sexual abuse images raises fears over misuse of AI
September 21, 2025
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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