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Government to close illegal content AI loopholesThe Prime Minister has said that “no platform gets a free pass” as he announced new measures to keep children safe online. New powers being introduced will allow the Government to respond…
Pornography
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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…
Pornography
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UK to make creating AI non-consensual intimate images illegal
Artificial Intelligence
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Ofcom to investigate after reports of Grok AI making sexualised images of childrenCommunications regulator Ofcom, who enforces the Online Safety Act, has requested “urgent contact” with Elon Musk’s xAI after reports that its AI chatbot, Grok, is able to be used to digitally undress…
Artificial Intelligence
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Porn and misogyny to be tackled in schools
Pornography
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Primary school children are using social media and addicted to pornDr Charlotte Armitage has warned that primary school aged children are getting addicted to pornography. This comes as the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued analysis that estimated over 800,000 under fives…
Pornography
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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…
Pornography
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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.
Artificial Intelligence
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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.
Pornography
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Most visited porn site reports UK users down 77% since age checks startedPornHub, 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…
Pornography
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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.
Artificial Intelligence
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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.
Pornography