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Australia's social media ban shows UK child safety measures are bound to fail — and it's not because of VPNs

While the UK seeks to copy Australia’s world-first social media ban, evidence suggests that most teens are still using their accounts Down Under without the need to download a VPN app. So, why put every citizens' privacy at risk for an approach that’s proven to be failing?

TechRadar

Social media ban for under-16s ‘watershed moment for child protection’

The restrictions, to be in place by spring next year, will leave technology firms, rather than children, liable for enforcement action.

Evening Standard

UK bans social media ban for under-16s — all the latest news live and what it means for Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and more

The UK has become the latest country to ban social media for under-16s — here's everything you need to know.

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Keir Starmer's social media ban 'about saving his own skin', charity boss says

KEIR Starmer’s ban on social media for everyone under 16 is not supported by experts or evidence but is being done to save his own skin, according…

The National (Scotland)

UK could ban under-16s from ‘high risk social media apps’

Liz Kendall said on Thursday that parents were ‘crying out for help’ over childrens’ online safety

The Independent UK

‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.

TechRadar

Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths

US-based site, whose operators were fined £950,000 by Ofcom, appears in Google’s search results and can be accessed in UK

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Most Young Australians Successfully Evade the Country's Social Media Ban

The anxious generation is proving more tech savvy than regulators.

Reason

New documentary explores online safety following Molly Russell death

Molly vs THE MACHINES has been made in close collaboration with the Russell family.

Evening Standard

Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data shows

The Guardian - UK

Bereaved families call for inquiry into UK failure to act on pro-suicide forum

Report found coroners raised concerns over suicide forums at least 65 times to three government departments since 2019

The Guardian - UK

Half of girls exposed to harmful content online with teens twice as likely to see it on TikTok and X

Research from the Molly Rose Foundation found teenagers were twice as likely to encounter ‘high risk’ content on TikTok and X than other major platforms

The Independent UK

Social media still pushing suicide-related content to teens despite new UK safety laws

Researchers who set up dummy accounts as 15-year-old girl were bombarded with self-harm and depression posts

The Guardian - UK

More children seeing violent and degrading pornography online, says commissioner

Boys (73%) were more likely than girls (65%) to report seeing online pornography.

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The Independent UK

New online safety measures to protect children from ‘toxic algorithms’

Websites could be banned in the UK if they fail to meet online safety measures

Evening Standard

Children must not grow up at mercy of toxic algorithms, says tech secretary

New online safety measures around age verification and algorithms pushing harmful content came into effect on Friday.

Evening Standard

Comply with child age checks or face consequences, Ofcom tells tech firms

New safety codes coming into effect on Friday also include a demand that algorithms are tamed to block the most harmful material.

The Guardian - UK

UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AI

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The Guardian - UK

Meta and Pinterest believed to have donated to Molly Russell charity

Anonymous donations made to Molly Rose Foundation, set up after Molly Russell, 14, took her own life after viewing harmful material on social media

The Independent UK

Why Meta and Pinterest have reportedly donated to Molly Rose Foundation

Molly Russell: Meta and Pinterest ‘make secret donations to schoolgirl’s charity’

The Independent UK

Molly Russell: Meta and Pinterest ‘make secret donations to schoolgirl’s charity’

A charity was set up in Russell’s name after she took her own life aged just 14

Evening Standard

Meta and Pinterest understood to have made donations to Molly Russell charity

The 14-year-old girl took her life in 2017 after viewing harmful material about suicide on social media platforms.

Evening Standard

Charity ‘appalled’ at reports online safety laws could be cut for US trade deal

The chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation said he had written to the Business Secretary to warn of ‘dire consequences’.

Evening Standard

Majority oppose Meta’s rollback of safety rules, charity says

The social media giant announced a major revamp of its content, safety and moderation policies in January to support ‘free expression’.

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Public Urges Tougher Online Safety Laws After Southport Attacks

LONDON, UK — A new poll reveals that nearly nine in ten (87%) adults are concerned about extreme violence circulating online following the Southport attacks,

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