LONDON, May 21 : TikTok and Alphabet’s YouTube have failed to set out meaningful steps to protect British children from harmful online content, media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday, citing data showing widespread exposure on their platforms. Ofcom said neither company had made significant new commitments to make recommendation feeds safer, despite evidence that these...Read More
If being a teenager used to feel like a crash course in awkwardness, today it’s more like living inside a 24/7 group chat that never stops pulsing with information, opinions, images, and pressure. Teens are growing up in a world where first crushes unfold alongside algorithmic feeds, where a classmate can send a meme one...Read More
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An Alberta attorney has been charged with several child sexual exploitation offences after allegedly sexting with pre-teens and teenagers on social media. Jordan Randall Bonner, 46, is a criminal defence lawyer in Calgary who appears to be self-employed. Bonner has been a practicing member of the Law Society of Alberta since 2009 and is also...Read More
Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. “The flood is coming.” For three years, I’ve been traveling the country talking to child advocates, psychologists, and survivors for my forthcoming book, “An Unthinkable Crime: The Hidden History of Sexual Abuse and a New Age of Reckoning,” which builds on a 2022 Globe Magazine...Read More
An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk’s X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra. Under Australian law, internet regulator eSafety can fine firms that do not respond to demands for detailed information on how they...Read More
An Alberta attorney has been charged with several child sexual exploitation offences after allegedly sexting with pre-teens and teenagers on social media. Jordan Randall Bonner, 46, is a criminal defence lawyer in Calgary who appears to be self-employed. Bonner has been a practicing member of the Law Society of Alberta since 2009 and is also...Read More
US groups demand Roblox investigation over child safety, ‘deceptive’ marketing practices Roblox, the world’s famous online gaming platform is once again under fire over its failure to protect children from strangers on the platform. In a recent move the children’s advocacy groups have contacted the US Federal Trade Commission (UFTC) and urged it to launch...Read More
A California state senator is calling for legislative changes after a judge in El Dorado County released a convicted child predator who later disappeared before his sentencing. Carl Cacconie, convicted in July of six felony sex crimes against an 11-year-old girl, vanished in August and failed to appear for his sentencing hearing. Judge Michael McLaughlin...Read More
Meta allegedly turned to parenting influencers to soften its image on child safety amid criticism over its platform’s influence on minors, according to a new report. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Tech Transparency Project (TTP), an American research hub, argues that Meta’s promotion of its Instagram “Teen Accounts” was part of a broader effort to influence the...Read More
