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EU plans restrictions on social media for under-15sThe 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
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MLAs endorse CARE in Stormont debateDuring 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
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Modern slavery victims in retail industry double in a year
Modern Slavery
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Parliamentarians call for new laws to address AI threats
Artificial Intelligence
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Key moments in today's Assisted Suicide DebateMPs today debated and voted on yet another assisted suicide Bill. The debate began at 0930am and finished just after 2pm. There were some strong speeches against the Bill from all sides…
Assisted Suicide
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Government plans law to stop children taking and sharing nude imagesThe Government has announced plans for new legislation which would require technology companies to prevent children from taking, viewing or sharing nude images on their devices.
Pornography
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MPs speak out against Assisted SuicideNext Friday, 11 September, MPs will gather in Parliament to vote on the second reading of Labour MP Lauren Edwards’ assisted suicide bill. In its current form, the bill poses significant threats…
Assisted Suicide
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Belfast City Hall to be lit for ‘International Safe Abortion Day’Belfast City Hall is to be illuminated in green on 28 September to mark ‘International Safe Abortion Day’. The plans, which have sparked a fierce backlash among Christians in Northern Ireland, follow…
Abortion
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Greens to debate giving biological males legal right to compete in women’s sportMembers of the Green Party have drawn up proposals, to be debated at Party conference in October, which would give biological male athletes a legal right to compete in women’s sport. The…
Transgender
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PM to abstain in Assisted Suicide voteThe Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that he will abstain in the vote at Second Reading of Lauren Edwards’ Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill next week. The Bill, which…
Assisted Suicide
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Meta settle lawsuit for $18bn and agree to changes for teens
Meta, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, have agreed to pay up to $18 billion (over £13 billion) to settle a lawsuit which claimed their social media platforms harmed children.
Pornography
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Bill Gates calls for ban on AI taking some human jobsMicrosoft founder Bill Gates has spoken out about the use of artificial intelligence and called for robots and AI to be banned from taking certain jobs from human beings.
Artificial Intelligence