#harmful-content

#harmful-content

Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, believes that the Online Safety Act does not go far enough in protecting children from harmful content online.

Ghey believes that smartphone companies should take more responsibility for safeguarding children and that there may need to be additional laws to ensure enforcement of online safety measures. [ more ]

Prince Harry and Meghan have released a video urging social media companies to reduce harmful content for children.

The video is taken from their appearance at a World Mental Health Day discussion in New York last year. [ more ]

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 ]

Lawmakers are introducing bills to curb tech companies' neglect of users' data and privacy

The recently passed UK Online Safety Act aims to target the spread of child sexual abuse material and harmful content [ more ]

Social media platforms and tech companies will be required to address harmful material created using artificial intelligence.

Updates to online safety rules will ask tech companies to ensure their algorithms do not amplify harmful or extreme content. [ more ]

Meta announces new policies and detection tools to improve transparency and prevent harmful content on their platforms.

Meta will label content generated by other companies' AI platforms and use their own AI technology to identify generative AI content. [ more ]

Instagram is finally implementing measures to hide posts that can harm children, such as suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder content.

The block on age-inappropriate content applies to users aged 13 to 17 and cannot be turned off but will lift once they turn 18. [ more ]

Social media platforms are facing challenges in addressing harmful body image content on their platforms.

Algorithms that curate feeds based on user interests can quickly turn dangerous for vulnerable individuals. [ more ]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle advocate for child online safety and urge social media platforms to combat harmful content.

They emphasize that parents cannot solely protect children from online dangers and call on tech companies to take responsibility. [ more ]