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Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34% • ‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare Children are reporting online sextortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as campaigners urge tech companies to do more to stamp out the crime. The Report Remove service, which allows children to flag intimate images or videos of themselves that have appeared, or could appear, online, said …
The Guardian
8dYoung men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says
In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafety Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A new report by Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how major tech platforms tackle online sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, as “reports of this abuse continue to rise”. The findings come from eSafety’s latest transparency report, examining how tech companies…
Thorn
119dTemporary legal exemption for detecting child sexual abuse material in Europe set to expire
April 3, 2026 update: The legal exemption has expired, leaving a crucial child safety gap in Europe. To find out more about what this means for platform safety, please visit […] The post April 3 could create a dangerous gap in child safety across Europe appeared first on Thorn .
Today, on Safer Internet Day, Thorn is joining child safety organizations worldwide in a unified call to prohibit nudifying tools. We’re proud to stand alongside partners including Safe Online, NCMEC, […] The post No to nudifying tools: Standing with our partners for children’s safety appeared first on Thorn .
This Week's Signals
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- The GuardianVictoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilificationContract
- The GuardianMeta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator saysContent
- ChildnetWhat do I need to know about Roblox? A guide for parents and carersContent
- The Guardian‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailedContract
- BBC NewsTeen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailedContent
- The GuardianUK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful contentContent
- BBC NewsTikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checksContract
- The GuardianThe social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?Content
- The Guardian‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfewContent
- BBC EducationMidnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teensContent
- The GuardianUK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfewContent
- FOSINew Fosi Research: Parents Are Underestimating Their Kids’ Digital Lives – Especially With AIContent
- ChildnetWhat you need to know about Roblox age checksContent
- FOSI3 Ways to Support Your Child After Experiencing CyberbullyingConduct
- The GuardianYoung men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog saysContact
- BBC NewsTech LifeContent
- The GuardianThe one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happierContent
- The GuardianSocial media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdownContent
- BBC NewsTeens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attackContent
- GOV.UKNew evidence on online harms affecting childrenContent