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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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Parents urged to talk with their children about online contentA government campaign, launched today, encourages parents to talk with their children about difficult and harmful content online. This follows new research that shows 90% of 11-year-olds have smartphones yet half of…
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Pornhub to stop operations in the UK from FebruaryPornhub, the most popular pornography site in the UK, will restrict access to its site in the UK from next month. The company has blamed tougher age restrictions for explicit sites for…
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UK to make creating AI non-consensual intimate images illegal
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Ofcom to investigate after reports of Grok AI making sexualised images of children
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Porn and misogyny to be tackled in schoolsThe government plans a multi-million pound investment in schools in England which will address misogynistic behaviour among boys. This comes as Labour launches their initiative to tackle violence against women and girls…
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Press Releases
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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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One in four unconcerned about non-consensual sexual deepfakesA survey commissioned by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser found that 25% of respondents agreed with or were neutral about the acceptability of sexual deepfakes even when the person…
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Government to allow testing of AI systems to prevent child sexual abuse materialAn amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill will allow “authorised testers” to test artificial intelligence platforms to ensure that they cannot create images of child sexual abuse.
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Online pornography showing ‘choking’ to be made illegalThe government have announced that online pornography that features strangulation, colloquially known as ‘choking’, and suffocation will be made a criminal offence.
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Most visited porn site reports UK users down 77% since age checks started
PornHub, the most visited pornography site on the internet, has said that visitors from the UK are down 77% since July. That month saw the introduction of the Online Safety Act which…
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ChatGPT to allow erotica for verified usersOpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, has announced they are lifting restrictions placed on the popular AI chatbot and allowing user to produce erotica on the platform.
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TikTok recommends pornography to children’s accountsA campaign group has found that TikTok’s algorithm recommends pornography and sexualised content to accounts for children.
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Covid inquiry hears children spent up to 19 hours online during lockdownChildren spent up to 19 hours a day online during lockdown, with many exposed to violent pornography and at risk of sexual abuse, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has heard.
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