Online services can continue voluntary efforts to detect and report child sexual abuse material under a temporary legal framework. The European Council has approved the reinstatement of a temporary regulation allowing online service providers to continue voluntarily detecting, reporting and removing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while negotiations on a permanent EU framework remain ongoing....Read More

Operating procedure of “Ai Ansim Talk,” the 24-hour pediatric consultation center run by the National Emergency Medical Center of the National Medical Center. Photo courtesy of the National Medical Center The National Emergency Medical Center at the National Medical Center announced that it will improve and operate the counseling procedures of its pediatric specialized counseling...Read More

TikTok charged by EU over alleged violations of child online safety rules The European Commission has issued preliminary findings charging TikTok with breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act regarding child safety. Regulators warned that certain account features could expose children to predators or cyberbullying, ultimately leaving the company vulnerable to substantial financial penalties. The charges,...Read More

Mozilla is urging lawmakers to focus on safer platform design rather than relying mainly on age verification. Mozilla has urged policymakers to prioritise online child safety while warning that stricter age verification requirements alone are unlikely to address online harms and could create new risks for privacy, security and encryption. The organisation argues that governments...Read More

TikTok might have failed to meet EU standards for child safety online. Allowing content posted by minors to be pushed on TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed could be a violation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission has said. On TikTok, minors can choose to have a public-facing profile. According to EU preliminary findings,...Read More

There is growing concern over the misuse of AI to create and circulate Child Sexual Abuse Material (IANS) New Delhi: The Centre has strengthened India’s online child safety framework by tightening intermediary obligations under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, amid growing concerns over the misuse of artificial intelligence...Read More

BRUSSELS, July 24 — The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of failing to protect children since their account settings expose them to risks like cyberbullying and predatory behaviour — putting the company at risk of a large fine. The EU said minors’ accounts should only be visible to those they have given permission. Children aged...Read More

  Child accounts would not be permitted to post content, comment, interact or react. — VNS/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A proposal is being considered to bar people under the age of 16 from posting, commenting or reacting on social media. At a public...Read More

Hyderabad: Former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudarshan Reddy and former Telangana high court judge Justice G Radha Rani will participate in a national convention against atrocities on girls and children in the city on Friday.Organised by the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), the convention aims to launch a nationwide movement against atrocities targeting...Read More

Child safety ambassadors of Venkatachalapuram govt aided middle school in Trichy district | R BASKAR Cleared/260 WordsTrichy: A government-aided middle school near Uppiliyapuram in Trichy district has launched a child safety ambassador programme, an initiative training 20 senior students on road safety awareness and to guide younger wards in commuting safely between the school and...Read More