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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Couple sue surrogate mother who refused to abort babyA couple from California are suing their baby’s surrogate mother after demanding that she have an abortion after the baby was found to have a heart defect. She refused and went on…
Abortion
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Meta faces legal challenge for addictive featuresMeta, the company that runs Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been accused of intentionally producing addictive products for children in a trial which began on Tuesday.
Pornography
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens in response to safety concerns
Artificial Intelligence
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Disability campaigners call for delay to assisted suicide bill
Assisted Suicide
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AI 'nudification' apps depicting sexual assault available on Apple's storeArtificial intelligence apps which allow users to upload photographs to generate nude pictures are freely available to download on Apple’s App Store.
Pornography
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Watermarks used to stop AI cheating
Artificial Intelligence
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Government-funded Scottish 'conversion therapy' helpline only took four calls in 3 monthsA Scottish ‘conversion therapy’ helpline, which has received almost £230,000 from the Scottish Government since 2024, only took four calls in a three-month period, leading to it being dubbed ‘Scotland’s most expensive…
Freedom of Speech
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Meta fined $567m over child safety
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been ordered to pay a fine of $567 million by a U.S. judge over their failure to warn people about the dangers of…
Pornography
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AI used to create new biological virusesArtificial intelligence has been used to create entirely new biological viruses in the laboratory for the first time.
Artificial Intelligence
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Single-sex spaces guidance comes into forceNew guidance on single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms comes into force today. This guidance means that these spaces should be organised by biological sex, and not gender identity.
Transgender
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High Court rules puberty blocker trial can beginA controversial trial of puberty blockers for children aged 11 and 12 can now start after an attempt to stop it was thrown out by the High Court.
Transgender
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Fix palliative care before debating assisted suicide says PMPrime Minister Andy Burnham has said that fixing the funding of palliative care must come before any debate on assisted suicide.
Assisted Suicide
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CARE writes to Charity Commission over Amnesty reportCARE, alongside other Christian charities, has written to the Charity Commission in response to Amnesty International’s report categorising them as ‘anti-rights’.
Freedom of Speech