The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 16-year-old Class XI student of a private school on Dabua-Ghazipur Road in Faridabad and sought detailed factual and action-taken reports from the concerned authorities. The commission’s intervention is primarily an inquiry and fact-finding exercise and should not be construed as...Read More
Spending more time on social media is making Canadian teenagers – especially girls – feel anxious, depressed and disconnected, according to a study co-led by University of Alberta researchers. Using a sampling of thousands of teens, the research looked at how the daily amount of time spent on social media affects their mental health over...Read More
Meta has committed to reporting child safety-related matters directly to the Cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a Meta spokesperson announced on September 15. The company reaffirmed its dedication to addressing online child exploitation and related offences. “Protecting children on our platforms is a priority for us, and we’re committed to...Read More
This week, the European Commission is expected to introduce new legislation to better protect children and young people from the dangers of social media — the so-called Kids Act. It is anticipated that the plans will be announced on Thursday. According to leaked plans, children up to 13 years old could open an account that...Read More
Meta will now report child safety matters directly to India’s I4C cybercrime portal, a major step in the government’s crackdown on online child abuse. Key Points Meta will now directly report child safety cases to India’s I4C cybercrime portal. This decision follows a government crackdown on child sexual abuse material and harmful online content. India’s...Read More
Meta will now report child safety matters directly to India’s I4C cybercrime portal, a major step in the government’s crackdown on online child abuse. Key Points Meta will now directly report child safety cases to India’s I4C cybercrime portal. This decision follows a government crackdown on child sexual abuse material and harmful online content. India’s...Read More
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The European Union will propose a ban restricting under 15s from social media, video sharing platforms, AI chatbots and online games, in the most sweeping plan yet to protect children from online dangers, a European Commission document seen by Reuters shows. Concerns have mounted globally about...Read More
A smartphone and a computer screen displaying the logos of the Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and their parent company Meta. (AFP) New Delhi: Meta Inc., the company that runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp–three of the most used social media platforms in the world–has agreed to report child sexual abuse and other child safety-related cases to the...Read More
In July, the government issued a notice to Meta on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material in paid advertisements on Instagram | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid a government crackdown on child sexual abuse and other harmful content online, Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian...Read More
Chester Zoo accidentally advertised a “child predator tour” online, sparking shock and mockery among visitors. The 90-minute private bus tour, featuring Sumatran tigers, lions, rhinos and Komodo dragons, was quickly renamed after the bizarre listing was branded “sinister”. The zoo blamed the error on its “default naming convention in our system” and said it was...Read More
