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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
99dYoung 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…
The government will introduce legislation requiring tech companies to strengthen protections on devices and platforms to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images, helping tackle grooming, exploitation and…
Thorn
210dTemporary 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 .
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- BBC NewsUS groups urge investigation into child safety and spending on RobloxContent
- The GuardianOnline child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into RobloxContact
- GOV.UKSexual predator’s sentence increased after Solicitor General intervenesContact
- GOV.UKRecord funding to tackle grooming gangs and child sex abuseContact
- Krebs on SecurityCanvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges NationwideContract
- Safer Internet UKSchools given advice on image safety to keep ahead of threat from AI blackmailersContent
- The RegisterEU waves through open source age-check tool to keep kids safe onlineContent
- The GuardianMeta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platformsContract
- The Guardian‘Superhighways for child sexual abuse’: California lawmakers seek tougher rules for big techConduct
- FOSIThree Questions to Ask When You’re Worried About Your Teen’s Phone HabitsContent
- The GuardianCriminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts sayContract
- BBC Education'I can't stop using it' - under-16s have their say on possible social media banContent
- The Guardian‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencersContent
- The GuardianElon Musk snubs Paris legal summons over alleged child abuse images on XConduct
- The GuardianRoblox to implement youth protections and pay $12m in Nevada settlementContact
- BBC NewsSocial media leaders called to Downing Street over children's safetyContent
- The GuardianMPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second timeContact
- The GuardianAustralia's Under-16 Social Media Ban Easily CircumventedConduct
- BBC EducationPupils back to school in holidays to deal with fallout from cyber attackContent
- The GuardianChildren in the UK report record numbers of online sextortion attempts.Contact