For around 15 years, party conferences were a regular part of my life.
Politics and elections
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has found that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is rapidly increasing online, with more images found in the first six months of this year than all of…
Pornography
A member of the public has referred the comedian John Cleese to the counter-extremism scheme Prevent over online posts about Islam.
Freedom of Speech
Artificial Intelligence
Assisted Suicide
MLAs in Stormont today have voted in favour of introducing a conversion practices ban. The Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill was brought before the Northern Ireland Assembly via a Private Member’s Bill by…
Transgender
Assisted Suicide
The government have announced plans to extend two weeks unpaid bereavement leave to cover step- and half-siblings, foster and adoptive relationships, and pregnancy loss including miscarriage and abortion.
Abortion
Australia’s Prime Minister has revealed that a government portal has been infiltrated by artificial intelligence agents from the US firm OpenAI.
Artificial Intelligence
The House of Lords Liaison Committee has called on the Government to implement a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising as the most effectiveway to reduce gambling harms.
Gambling
The European Union has announced plans to restrict social media for children under the age of 15, including a full ban on platforms for those under 13.
Pornography
During yesterday’s debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the proposed Conversion Practices Bill, two MLAs highlighted CARE’s positive involvement at Stormont.
Modern Slavery
A new report from the anti-slavery charity Unseen has revealed a sharp rise in modern slavery reports from the UK retail industry between 2024 and 2025, with the number of potential victims…
Modern Slavery
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) have issued a report which calls for new bill to “address the scale and seriousness” of human rights risks posed by AI.
Artificial Intelligence