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OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit claims | US News
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has denied allegations of sexual abuse made by his sister. Ann Altman’s lawyers filed a lawsuit in the US accusing him of regularly sexually abusing her between 1997 and 2006. In a joint statement with his mother and two brothers, Mr Altman, 39, said: “All of these claims are utterly…
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Microplastics found in penises for first time, researchers say – raising questions over impact on sexual health | Science & Tech News
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Microplastics have been found in penises for the first time, with scientists raising questions about their impact on sexual health. A study, published in science journal Nature, assessed the tissue from six men who had undergone surgery treating erectile dysfunction. In 80% of the samples, seven types of microplastics were identified, with some as small…
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Children under six being manipulated into sexual abuse, according to ‘deeply disturbing’ report | Science & Tech News
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Children under six are being manipulated into “disturbing” acts of sexual abuse, according to a report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). Warning: This story contains descriptions of child sexual abuse imagery Last year was the most extreme year on record for the IWF’s abuse hotline, which saw a 22% increase in ‘category A’ imagery.…
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Fake sexual images creators could face prison under new law praised by Love Island star | Science & Tech News
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Creating fake sexual images of another person will become a criminal offence, under a new law announced on Tuesday. Those convicted could face prosecution and fines, and if the image is shared widely, offenders could be sent to jail. Even if someone creates a sexually explicit fake image, called a ‘deepfake’, without intending to share…
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Police ‘investigate sexual abuse of young girl’s avatar in the metaverse’ – prompting NSPCC warning | Science & Tech News
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British police are reportedly investigating the sexual abuse of a child’s avatar in the metaverse – prompting the NSPCC to warn that tech firms must do more to protect young users. Online abuse is linked with physical abuse in the real world and can have a devastating impact on victims, the charity’s campaigners said. The…
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London Mayor’s Office data breach: Sexual abuse survivor ‘appalled’ as her personal details may have been accessible online | UK News
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A survivor of sexual abuse has described her distress that her personal details could have been made public online. Sky News can reveal that a data breach at the London Mayor’s Office affecting “around 400 people” is currently under investigation. It involves complaints about policing in the capital being made wrongly accessible via an official…
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Most extreme online child sexual abuse material doubles in two years – with babies and toddlers among the victims | UK News
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Newborn babies and toddlers are among the victims of the most severe online sexual abuse, with the amount of the most extreme material doubling in the last two years, a new report has found. In 2022, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) took action to remove or block 51,369 web pages containing Category A child sexual…
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Children coerced into most severe form of sexual abuse online, report finds | UK News
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Children as young as seven are being coerced by abusers into filming themselves carrying out the most severe forms of child sexual abuse material, a charity has warned. Analysts at child protection charity the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found nearly 900 instances of Category A child sexual abuse material in just five days. It is…
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Hair loss and sexual dysfunction join list of long COVID symptoms | Science & Tech News
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Hair loss and sexual dysfunction have joined the list of symptoms for people with long COVID, according to a new study. Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long COVID, the Office for National Statistics reported in June, based on self-reports from a representative sample. Of that two million, 1.4…
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GCHQ experts set out how to tackle online child sexual abuse despite end-to-end encryption | Science & Tech News
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Two senior technical directors at GCHQ, the UK’s cyber intelligence agency, have published a new paper analysing how technology companies could protect children from sexual abuse online. The impact of child sexual abuse can last a lifetime even if the abuse takes place online. Research by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found survivors…