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Instagram running ads for child sexual abuse material in IndiaAn investigation by the BBC has found that Meta has been running paid advertisements for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in India on their Instagram platform.
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AI could reduce demand for office spaceA new report from workplace consultancy AWA suggests that artificial intelligence could cause a 54 million square foot reduction in UK office demand over the next five years.
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Govt publishes draft conversion practices BillThis morning, the Cabinet Office published the Draft Conversion Practices Bill. This legislation was first promised by Theresa May in 2018. But successive governments have grappled with the complexity of legislating over…
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Child under 12 euthanised in the Netherlands
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Intelligence agencies warn that AI is months away from causing havocThe ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US have warned that powerful artificial intelligence models are ‘months away’ from wreaking havoc in cyber attacks.
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Children as young as six on transgender waiting listNumbers published by The Telegraph following a Freedom of Information request show that children as young as six-years-old are on the waiting list for NHS gender care.
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ChatGPT used to create violent and sexualised imagesResearchers have used OpenAI’s artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT to create sexualised images and scenes of graphic violence. This adds the platform to a list of other AI tools, such as xAI’s Grok,…
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Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls for inquiry into exploitation on OnlyFansThe UK’s Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, has called for a public inquiry into potential ‘exploitation’ of women on the online platform OnlyFans, after a BBC investigation exposed threatening and exploitative behaviour.
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MPs call for single-sex space guidance to be blockedA number of MPs, including many from the Labour Party, have signed a Commons motion calling for a block on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…
Transgender
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Government announce ban on social media for under-16sThe Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, today announced that the government would be introducing a ban on social media for those under 16. The ban, which would cover popular platforms such as TikTok,…
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in ParliamentLabour MP for Rochester and Stood, Lauren Edwards, has said that she plans to bring an assisted suicide bill back to Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill. The legislation proposed will be…
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