43 h. ago The Smiths' Morrissey makes abrupt decision as gobsmacked fans beg him to stop

Morrissey has shared a new statement on social media detailing his extensive plans to 'protect himself', some of which left The Smiths fans urging him to reconsider

Politics

47 h. ago Most parents fear children are being exposed to harmful content online

The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms and search engines to introduce age checks and stronger content moderation

Society

55 h. ago PornHub operators to pay $5M fine after failing to stop child sex abuse videos being published on websites

‘Pornhub’s operators inflicted grave harm on children and nonconsenting adults by promoting and distributing truly horrific material online,’ FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said

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64 h. ago Voices: Banning phones in schools is the wrong way to keep children safe

Esther Ghey's call for a phone ban in schools is understandable, but there is no quick fix for the problems our children face online, writes Lorraine Candy. The best we can do is teach them media literacy by engaging with it ourselves

Events

4 d. ago Children as young as 11 tempted to try betting after being ‘flooded’ by celebrity endorsement

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey findsChildren as young as 11 feel tempted to try betting after being “flooded” by celebrities and sports stars promoting it, according to two reports that found nearly 90% of children aged 13-17 are exposed to gambling content online.The UK’s leading gambling charity, GambleAware, which commissioned the reports, urged regulators and policymakers to address social media accounts and influencers producing betting content on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch in light of the findings. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Twisted secret network behind disturbed transgender Minneapolis school shooter

Despite coming from a typical healthy family, Robin Westman's horrific decision to shoot up a Minneapolis church full of children was inspired by online terror groups who exploit young people.

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7 d. ago Inside the secret satanic and Nazi groups that 'inspired' disturbed transgender shooter to commit Minneapolis massacre

Despite coming from a typical healthy family, Robin Westman's horrific decision to shoot up a Minneapolis church full of children was inspired by online terror groups who exploit young people.

Events

8 d. ago Minneapolis shooter was 'tired of being trans' and had been 'brainwashed' into being female

Transgender mass shooter Robin Westman posted a chilling manifesto online before killing two children and wounding 17 others in a mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School and Church.

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8 d. ago Minneapolis shooter said she was 'tired of being trans' and moaned she'd 'brainwashed' herself into thinking she was female

Transgender mass shooter Robin Westman posted a chilling manifesto online before killing two children and wounding 17 others in a mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School and Church.

Events

1 week ago How YouTube star Trisha Paytas sparked wild online conspiracy after announcing her children

Trisha Paytas has been at the centre of an internet conspiracy after announcing her three children

Politics

2 w. ago Parenting expert's warning after Molly Mae Hague reveals her daughter Bambi, two, bit children at nursery

The Manchester-based influencer, 26, who speaks candidly about her parenting online, revealed her daughter, two, had bitten two other children at nursery in a new video shared to YouTube.

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2 w. ago Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters

Events

2 w. ago Commissioner: Close loophole allowing children to access online pornography

Rachel de Souza’s office’s latest report found the proportion of children saying they have seen such content online has risen in the past two years.

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2 w. ago Government must stop children using VPNs to dodge age checks on porn sites, commissioner demands

Dame Rachel de Souza warns it is ‘absolutely a loophole that needs closing’ as new report finds proportion of children who report accessing pornography online has increased over last two years

Politics

2 w. ago Children more likely to engage with junk food posts from influencers – charity

It comes as a new survey found children are regularly exposed to junk food while online.

Society

2 w. ago Rising number of children viewing violent and degrading pornography online, commissioner says

Some children are accessing pornography ‘accidentally through dangerous algorithms’

Events

2 w. ago More children seeing violent and degrading pornography online, says commissioner

Boys (73%) were more likely than girls (65%) to report seeing online pornography.

Events

2 w. ago US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care

Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to TrumpThe US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care after an online pressure campaign from Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer close to Donald Trump who has described herself as “a proud Islamophobe”.“All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the state department said in a message posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which Loomer was banned from before it was purchased by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was released and returned to Israel after being charged with luring a child for a sex actAn Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned to Israel. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Babysitter weeps as she's given enormous sentence for delivering disabled children to pedophile boyfriend so he could rape them

Brittney Mae Lyon touted her interest in working with special needs children in online ads for her childcare services.

Society