Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to comeFollow the money. If you want to know how the tech giant Meta really...
Read More‘People cannot cope with the idea that a gay person might lead the armed forces,’ says StreetingWes Streeting has described receiving a mass of homophobic abuse since he was made defence secretary last month, while also saying...
Read MoreRacism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new party...
Read MoreWhen police came to arrest Mark because of acts he’d described in a chatroom, it came as a shock to all who knew him. Then it turned out nothing he had posted about was true – and he walked free. With ‘fantasy abuse’ on the...
Read MoreAs a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue...
Read MoreTwenty years ago I briefly became the victim of a viral pile-on – all because of a silly YouTube video. But I’m glad I had the chance to embarrass myself and move on. Are today’s teens so fortunate?As a teenager, I went kind of...
Read MoreExclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violenceWes Streeting has called for Keir Starmer to take urgent action against X and other online platforms that have...
Read MoreIn her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee – and she’s furious at the tech overlords doing nothing to stop the abuseThrough the open windows behind...
Read MoreFormer safeguarding minister calls for sentencing guidelines review and fears crime now seen as ‘content for an eyeball economy’The former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has said victims of sexual offences committed by...
Read MorePolicy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse ActThe Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse,...
Read MorePM accused of dragging heels on forcing tech firms to block transmission of nude photos on children’s phonesInternet safety and children’s rights campaigners say they have been frustrated for months by Keir Starmer’s lack of...
Read MoreObjectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I seeIf you’re anything like my parents, you probably wouldn’t even understand most of the...
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