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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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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide BillThe House of Commons held the Private Members’ Ballot for this session of Parliament on Thursday. Half of the MPs drawn supported Kim Leadbeater’s Bill in the last Parliament, including those drawn…
Assisted Suicide
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Ofcom increases scrutiny on YouTube and TikTok over child safetyThe communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a report detailing how social media platforms have responded to their demands in March to strengthen protections for children online. While some apps are bringing in…
Pornography
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Ofcom strengthens rules on intimate image abuseThe communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a statement adding new measures to their Illegal Content Codes of Practice. They make new recommendations to online platforms to use automated detection technology to reduce…
Pornography
Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
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Conversion therapy ban introduced in King's Speech
Freedom of Speech
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70 million people warned about searches for child abuse materialMore than 70 million warnings have been issued to people searching for child sexual abused material (CSAM) online over the past two years. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has worked with online platforms…
Pornography
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BMA warn about risk to NHS data from AIThe British Medical Association (BMA) have warned about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence platforms used to manage health data for the NHS. They recommend a strategy for ‘data sovereignty’ to ensure…
Artificial Intelligence
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Schools told to remove photos of pupils online after threat from AI sexual imagesSchools in the UK have been advised by experts to remove photographs of pupils from their websites and social media accounts. This recommendation comes after criminals have used such photos with artificial…
Pornography
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Pastor convicted for preaching Bible verses in abortion buffer zoneRetired Northern Ireland pastor Clive Johnston has been convicted for preaching from John 3:16 within an abortion buffer zone, and now faces a £450 fine and a criminal record.
Freedom of Speech
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BMA drop opposition to Cass review on gender treatmentThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that it no longer opposes the implementation of Baroness Cass’ review into gender identity medicine for children and young people.
Transgender
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AI giving misleading advice on votingAhead of the elections for the Welsh Senedd and Scottish Parliament on Thursday, some of the most popular artificial intelligence chatbots have been found to give false and misleading information to prospective…
Artificial Intelligence
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Poverty and technology drive rise in modern slaveryA new report by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner identifies the issues driving an increase in modern slavery referrals in the UK, including poverty, conflict, and unsafe migration, as well as new technologies…
Modern Slavery