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Take It Down Act Signed Amidst Sextortion Concerns
The Take It Down Act, signed today, criminalizes publishing or threatening to publish nonconsensual intimate photos, real or AI-generated; this follows the suicide of a Kentucky teen allegedly targeted in a $3,000 sextortion scheme involving AI-generated images.
Take It Down Act Signed Amidst Sextortion Concerns
The Take It Down Act, signed today, criminalizes publishing or threatening to publish nonconsensual intimate photos, real or AI-generated; this follows the suicide of a Kentucky teen allegedly targeted in a $3,000 sextortion scheme involving AI-generated images.
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36% Bias Score
Survey: Nearly Half of Young Britons Prefer Life Without Internet
A British Standards Institution survey of 1,293 young people (16-21) found that 46% would prefer a world without the internet, citing negative impacts on mental health and the prevalence of online deception; 70% reported feeling worse after social media use; and 50% support a digital curfew.
Survey: Nearly Half of Young Britons Prefer Life Without Internet
A British Standards Institution survey of 1,293 young people (16-21) found that 46% would prefer a world without the internet, citing negative impacts on mental health and the prevalence of online deception; 70% reported feeling worse after social media use; and 50% support a digital curfew.
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56% Bias Score
Snapchat's Quick Add Feature Leads to Child's Sexual Abuse
An 11-year-old Australian girl, participating in a Snapchat "Snap score" competition, added a 23-year-old man via the app's Quick Add feature. He subsequently groomed and sexually abused her, resulting in an eight-year-ten-month prison sentence for the perpetrator.
Snapchat's Quick Add Feature Leads to Child's Sexual Abuse
An 11-year-old Australian girl, participating in a Snapchat "Snap score" competition, added a 23-year-old man via the app's Quick Add feature. He subsequently groomed and sexually abused her, resulting in an eight-year-ten-month prison sentence for the perpetrator.
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28% Bias Score
IODA Seeks to Clarify Obscenity Definition for Internet Age
Senators Mike Lee and Mary Miller introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), aiming to update the 1973 definition of obscenity to address modern internet content, making it easier to prosecute those who distribute obscene material across state lines.
IODA Seeks to Clarify Obscenity Definition for Internet Age
Senators Mike Lee and Mary Miller introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), aiming to update the 1973 definition of obscenity to address modern internet content, making it easier to prosecute those who distribute obscene material across state lines.
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44% Bias Score
Rise in Strangulation Cases Prompts Urgent Call for Action
Schoolchildren are asking teachers for advice on safe strangulation during sex, coinciding with a near 50% increase in non-fatal strangulation incidents in 2024 and a woman sharing her near-fatal strangulation experience at the hands of her former partner who is now awaiting sentencing for attempted...
Rise in Strangulation Cases Prompts Urgent Call for Action
Schoolchildren are asking teachers for advice on safe strangulation during sex, coinciding with a near 50% increase in non-fatal strangulation incidents in 2024 and a woman sharing her near-fatal strangulation experience at the hands of her former partner who is now awaiting sentencing for attempted...
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60% Bias Score
Gmail Phishing Attacks: Google Warns Users to Ignore Unsolicited Contact
Google confirms a recent wave of Gmail phishing attacks, mimicking official communications to steal accounts; Google advises users to ignore unsolicited contact about password resets or account issues.
Gmail Phishing Attacks: Google Warns Users to Ignore Unsolicited Contact
Google confirms a recent wave of Gmail phishing attacks, mimicking official communications to steal accounts; Google advises users to ignore unsolicited contact about password resets or account issues.
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40% Bias Score
Take It Down Act Signed into Law, Targeting Online Sexual Exploitation
President Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law, criminalizing the non-consensual publication of intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, following Melania Trump's lobbying efforts and bipartisan congressional support; the act mandates online platforms remove such content w...
Take It Down Act Signed into Law, Targeting Online Sexual Exploitation
President Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law, criminalizing the non-consensual publication of intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, following Melania Trump's lobbying efforts and bipartisan congressional support; the act mandates online platforms remove such content w...
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44% Bias Score
Take It Down Act Signed into Law: Criminalizing Nonconsensual Intimate Images
President Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law, making it a federal crime to share nonconsensual intimate images—including AI-generated deepfakes—with penalties up to three years in prison for offenses involving minors and two years for adults; social media companies must remove suc...
Take It Down Act Signed into Law: Criminalizing Nonconsensual Intimate Images
President Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law, making it a federal crime to share nonconsensual intimate images—including AI-generated deepfakes—with penalties up to three years in prison for offenses involving minors and two years for adults; social media companies must remove suc...
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48% Bias Score
Father of Murdered April Jones Dies at 55
Paul Jones, father of April Jones—a five-year-old girl abducted and murdered in 2012—died unexpectedly at 55 from a brain disease; his death comes six years after his daughter's murder, and he had to be told of his daughter's death twice.
Father of Murdered April Jones Dies at 55
Paul Jones, father of April Jones—a five-year-old girl abducted and murdered in 2012—died unexpectedly at 55 from a brain disease; his death comes six years after his daughter's murder, and he had to be told of his daughter's death twice.
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16% Bias Score
France Threatens Sanctions Over Underage Social Media Use
France is giving itself three months to create a binding European agreement on age verification for social media; otherwise, it will impose national sanctions, mirroring its actions against pornography sites, with Spain already enacting similar legislation.
France Threatens Sanctions Over Underage Social Media Use
France is giving itself three months to create a binding European agreement on age verification for social media; otherwise, it will impose national sanctions, mirroring its actions against pornography sites, with Spain already enacting similar legislation.
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52% Bias Score
Nationwide Crackdown on Child Sex Abuse Nets 205 Arrests
Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI, led to the arrest of 205 child sex offenders and rescued 115 children in five days; in Maryland, two men face up to 70 years in prison.
Nationwide Crackdown on Child Sex Abuse Nets 205 Arrests
Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI, led to the arrest of 205 child sex offenders and rescued 115 children in five days; in Maryland, two men face up to 70 years in prison.
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36% Bias Score
Ofcom Needs More Power to Remove Harmful Online Posts, Says Police Chief
Following the 2024 summer riots in England, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Andy Cooke, criticized Ofcom for its inability to quickly remove inflammatory social media posts due to limitations in the Online Safety Act, resulting in the spread of misinformation and increased unrest; over 30 a...
Ofcom Needs More Power to Remove Harmful Online Posts, Says Police Chief
Following the 2024 summer riots in England, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Andy Cooke, criticized Ofcom for its inability to quickly remove inflammatory social media posts due to limitations in the Online Safety Act, resulting in the spread of misinformation and increased unrest; over 30 a...
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40% Bias Score
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