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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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Transgender kids told to leave Girl Guides by SeptemberGirlguiding, who oversees girl guides groups in the UK, has said that transgender children must leave the organisation by September. This follows their announcement in December that it would no longer be…
Transgender
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Online AI-generated child sexual abuse material increased in 2025A 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
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AI Chatbots can help abusers harass women, warns Refuge
Artificial Intelligence
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Games with loot boxes to be given 16 age ratingPEGI, 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
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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MPs reject social media ban for under-16s
Pornography
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AI chatbots point vulnerable users to illegal online gamblingAnalysis of five leading AI services has found them recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable users, putting them at greater risk of gambling harms.
Gambling
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NHS halts cross-sex hormone drugs for under-18sThe 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
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UK consults on social media restrictions to protect children onlineThe 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
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Mother raises concerns after transgender pupil admitted to girls’ schoolA mother has accused a girls’ school of failing to inform parents that a transgender pupil had been admitted.
Transgender
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Former-gay Christian found not guilty in Malta 'conversion practices' caseA Maltese court has found Christian speaker Matthew Grech not guilty of “advertising conversion practices”, in what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind worldwide.
Freedom of Speech
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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill now highly likely to fallThe Assisted Suicide Bill at Westminster is now highly likely to fall due after the government refused to give it any more parliamentary time.
Assisted Suicide
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Subscription platforms like OnlyFans a 'gateway' to sexual exploitationA new report from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has highlighted the rise in commercial sexual exploitation, and the role that Adult Services Websites (ASWs) have in this. The report found that subscription…
Sexual Exploitation