Online Safety
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UK Crime
Teacher prohibited from teaching after Instagram search of female students
A Church of England school teacher who handed his former deputy head a handwritten confession admitting he used Instagram to…
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UK News
Sadiq Khan warns online sexism poses threat to young men, urges under-16 social media ban
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that online misogyny risks creating “a lost generation of young men”, as he…
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UK Health
Ranjana Srivastava warns doctors baffled by wellness influencers but ignoring them at their peril
Social media influencers are dangerously misleading patients on health advice, with doctors warning that unqualified figures are driving people to…
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UK Health
Parents’ strong support for Australia’s social media curbs prompts ban debate
Nearly nine in ten parents have backed Australian-style restrictions that would prevent children under 16 from holding social media accounts,…
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UK News
Molly Russell would have championed online safety, bereaved father says
More than 80,000 responses have been submitted to a government consultation on social media use by children, with proposals ranging…
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UK Health
Martin Lewis outraged by fabricated Nigel Farage Question Time clash in fraud
Scammers are deploying increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence tools to create deepfake videos and fabricate celebrity news stories, using them as…
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World News
AI used by Facebook accounts to circulate bogus good-news political content
Fake AI-generated ‘good news’ stories are flooding social media, with fabricated tales of politicians performing heroic acts designed to exploit…
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UK Crime
Ofcom urged by The Guardian to intensify efforts against illegal online material
Ofcom has fined a US-based suicide forum £950,000 after the platform was linked to more than 160 deaths in the…
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UK News
Parties say abuse on campaign trail has made this year the worst they can recall
Candidates across the country are facing death threats, racial abuse and intimidation during this year’s local and devolved elections, with…
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UK Business
Verification platforms shift venture capital choices for tech start-ups
The landscape of tech startup funding is undergoing a significant recalibration as intensified economic pressures force a fundamental rethink of…
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