As the joint US and Israeli offensive in Iran prepares to enter its second week, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Friday morning UK…
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The Finnish Supreme Court has acquitted parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen over a Bible verse which she tweeted in 2019. However, on a separate charge, they found her guilty of “hate speech” in a…
Freedom of Speech
In two landmark trials in the United States, social media platforms have been found liable of causing harm to children. On Tuesday a court in New Mexico found Facebook’s parent company, Meta,…
Pornography
A new report from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows that artificial intelligence generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) reached a record high last year with over 8,000 cases identified. The research…
Pornography
Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
Artificial Intelligence
PEGI, the pan-European system for age classification of video games has announced that games with paid random items, or ‘loot boxes’, will have a minimum rating of 16-years-old or older. The new…
Gambling
Over 150 MPs have signed letters to Prime Minister Keir Starmer raising concerns about the slow progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and asking him to intervene to…
Assisted Suicide
The House of Commons has voted against an Australia-like ban on social media for under-16s. The proposals, backed by the House of Lords, were rejected in favour of flexible powers to restrict…
Pornography
Analysis of five leading AI services has found them recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable users, putting them at greater risk of gambling harms.
Gambling
The NHS in England has stopped new prescriptions for cross-sex hormones for 16 and 17-year-olds after a review found that there was “really weak” research into the effectiveness of such drugs.
Transgender
The UK government has launched a public consultation on possible new restrictions for under-16s using social media, as ministers examine ways to better protect young people online.
Pornography
A mother has accused a girls’ school of failing to inform parents that a transgender pupil had been admitted.
Transgender