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Snapchat ‘asleep at the wheel’ when it comes to suicide and self-harm content, says children’s charity | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The social media site Snapchat is “fundamentally failing to act on suicide and self-harm content”, according to the Molly Rose Foundation. Just 2% of reported suicide and self-harm content on Snapchat was removed between January and July last year, according to Snapchat’s latest transparency report. There were 289 posts relating to suicide and self-harm that…
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MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children’s social media | Politics News
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MPs will today debate a change in the law proposed by a bereaved mother who believes social media may hold crucial clues to her son’s death. Jools Sweeney was 14 when he was found unconscious at home in April 2022. His parents and friends who saw him earlier that day say there were no signs…
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Tech bosses threatened with jail as government cracks down on children’s access to social media | Politics News
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Social media companies must face tough sanctions if they fail to keep children safe from harmful content, the technology secretary has said. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Peter Kyle said age verification for adult material would have to be “watertight”, and that apps that do not protect children will face heavy fines and even jail…
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Everything ‘on the table’ in debate over restricting children’s social media use, says science secretary | Politics News
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The science secretary has said he will “keep everything on the table” when it comes to restricting social media for children aged under 16 if tech companies do not act. Peter Kyle told Sky News he wanted the regulator Ofcom to be “more assertive” when it comes to “grotesque” behaviour on social media – including…
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Robots could sit in seats of absent children in school, former children’s commissioner says | UK News
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Robots could sit in the seats of absent children in school – to allow the pupils to access lessons from a “safe space”, a former children’s commissioner has said. Anne Longfield, executive chair of the Centre for Young Lives, said that developing a “more inclusive” school environment could help tackle the attendance crisis – rather…
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TikTok fined €345m over handling of children’s data | Science & Tech News
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TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaching privacy laws over the processing of children’s personal data, an EU regulator has said. The investigation by Ireland’s data protection commission found the Chinese-owned video app‘s default settings made teenagers’ accounts publicly viewable by default. It also ruled it was too easy for children under 13 to…
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TikTok may face £27m fine for ‘failing to protect children’s privacy’ | Science & Tech News
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TikTok may face a £27m fine for a possible breach of UK data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy on the platform. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the popular video platform with a provisional notice of intent, signalling the warning before a potential fine. Between 2018 and 2020, it says TikTok may…
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Snapchat launches safety feature to give parents limited access to children’s accounts | Science & Tech News
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Snapchat is launching a new feature which will give parents some access into their children’s activities on the platform. It requires the child’s account to agree to link up with an account belonging to someone over 25, but the Family Centre tool will show parents their child’s friends list and when they last spoke to…