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BBC News
7 months ago
Digital life

Brianna Ghey's mother Esther says Online Safety Act does not go far enough

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey believes that the Online Safety Act is not effective enough in protecting children.
She argues that harmful content would still be seen by young people as it may not be deemed as harmful by the law. [ more ]
Mail Online
9 months ago
Social media marketing

Social media companies make nearly $11 BILLION a year on child users

Researchers looked at Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube $8.6 billion in ad dollars came from users between 13 and 17 years of age in 2022 Big tech has little reason to protect children, given these numbers, experts say READ MORE: Two-thirds of children have watched real acts of violence online
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