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Prioritise children’s online safety at election to tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of sexual abuse, experts urge

Exclusive: Call to put children’s online safety ‘at the heart of this election’ as research shows ‘staggering’ scale of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review – a unique, bruisingly raw excavation of trauma

Mark O’Sullivan grapples with the sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a compelling programme that’s part documentary, part sitcom and part public therapy session

The Independent UK

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author: ‘If you want the facts of the Holocaust, don’t read a novel’

Author John Boyne appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ where he spoke about the criticism of his 2006 book

The Independent UK

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Comedian Mark O’Sullivan says making a sitcom about child sexual abuse was ‘only way’ to deal with trauma

Comedian said there is redemptive power in making something positive about his experiences

The Independent UK

Why is it important that children learn about gender identity? We ask the experts after Rishi Sunak declared 'schools should not teach about the concept'

New guidance is set to say that children under the age of 13 will not be taught about contraception, sexually transmitted infections and abortion either

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How can parents protect their children from sextortion?

Consequences of sharing nude images and subsequent threat of blackmail can be devastating. Talk to your child, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Crimes involving child abuse imagery are up by a quarter in UK, says NSPCC

Nearly half of incidents where platform was known occurred on Snapchat, with 26% on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

The Guardian - UK

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How to talk to kids about divorce - it's never easy, here our experts share the best ways to do it in this age-by-age guide

If talking to kids about divorce feels daunting, you aren't alone. A psychotherapist and legal expert offer guidance on navigating the process to lessen the worry.

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This is how long it takes for children to come across ‘unsafe, age-restricted and illegal content’, according to a new study (and it’s quicker than you'd expect)

Whether your kids are supervised online or not, you'll be surprised how quickly they can access unsafe content

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Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’

AI-generated porn, fuelled by misogyny, is flooding the internet, with Taylor Swift the latest high-profile casualty. Victims say social media platforms are failing to take it down – will they now start taking it seriously?

The Guardian - UK

Netflix’s subscriber boost after password sharing crackdown - Tech & Science Daily podcast

All the stories from Thursday's episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.

Evening Standard

UK parents worried about screens, but children say they now feel safer online

Internet Matters says survey shows rise in children’s ‘positive developmental, emotional and social experiences’

The Guardian - UK

Violent porn and smartphones fuelling surge in child sex crimes committed by children

Rise in offences has been fuelled by violent porn and access to smartphones, a police chief warns

The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen quits Childline after 37 years amid terminal cancer diagnosis

The presenter revealed she had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer earlier this year

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen quits Childline charity after cancer diagnosis

Rantzen shared that her cancer had progressed to stage four earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

Lidl tempts green shoppers with Christmas jumper loan scheme

NSPCC to receive profits from £2-a-day service that aims to avoid environmental cost of fast fashion

Evening Standard

Childline receives 38 calls a day from abused, neglected children and hundreds over Christmas period

Children in 31 per cent of calls said they had not told anyone else about the abuse

The Independent UK

Louis Theroux on whether he thinks BBC Savile drama The Reckoning is in ‘bad taste’

Documentary maker infamously interviewed Savile in 2000

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The Independent UK

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images

Home Secretary Suella Braverman hosted an event to combat such ‘depraved’ material.

The Independent UK

Online Safety Act becomes law in the UK

The new internet safety rules will be overseen by Ofcom.

The Independent UK

NSPCC blasts Government’s ‘piecemeal’ response a year on from major abuse report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report exactly one year ago.

The Independent UK

John Stamos alleges he was sexually abused by his childhood babysitter

‘Full House’ star opens up about traumatic event in his forthcoming memoir, ‘If You Would Have Told Me’

The Independent UK

Child sexual abuse material online ‘has doubled since 2019’

A new report from campaign group WeProtect Global Alliance has warned of the rise of abuse and online grooming of children.

The Independent UK

The Reckoning viewers praise Steve Coogan’s ‘skin-crawling’ portrayal of Jimmy Savile

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

The Independent UK

Mental health ‘top reason for children contacting Childline’

Mental and emotional health and wellbeing was the main reason children contacted the NSPCC service in 2022/23.

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