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EU lawmakers seek tougher action against Meta over child protection

European lawmakers have called on the European Union executive to force Meta to change the “addictive” design of…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanParliament #childprotection #europenunion #Facebook #Meta
https://www.europesays.com/europe/129785/

UK's Online Safety Act Fails to Curb Harmful Online Content for Children

Children have bluntly told the Children's Commissioner that the UK's Online Safety Act has failed to make a tangible impact on their online lives, with many saying it has made "absolutely no difference" to their exposure to harmful content. Despite being in effect for over a year, the law seems to be falling…

https://osintsights.com/uks-online-safety-act-fails-to-curb-harmful-online-content-for-children?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#OnlineSafetyAct #ChildProtection #UkLegislation #SocialMediaRegulation #EmergingThreats

Foster carers in Victoria receive just $231 per week – one quarter the cost of caring for a child
By Stephanie Convery

Exclusive: Report by Australian Institute of Family Studies found payments to foster carers fall ‘significantly short of a meaningful contribution’

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/30/foster-carer-payments-victoria-lowest-allowance-cost-of-care-ntwnfb

#Childprotection #Victoria #Australianews #Inequality #Children #Society #Centrelink #Fostering #TheGuardian #StephanieConvery

🇪🇺 EU is funding youth-driven #SocialMedia design

@EUCommission „seeks to fund a project to design & test a #Fediverse -based/ #ATProtocol -based social media platform that is targeted specifically at young #EU citizens and is focused on user well-being … Safe, Inclusive, and Publicly-Owned“.

Deadline for submission: 06 October 2026:
👉 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/pppa/wp-call/2026/call-fiche_pppa-2026-youth-social-media_en.pdf

#PPPA #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Whatsapp #Jugendschutz #Jugendliche #Kinderschutz #ChildProtection #Atmosphere #Bildung #education

Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Parliamentary committee welcomes fact most of 472 missing have been found but ‘extremely concerned’ for rest

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/27/forty-children-reported-missing-uk-asylum-hotels-2023-still-not-found

#Immigrationandasylum #Childprotection #HomeOffice #Society #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #RajeevSyalHomeaffairseditor

Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/27/forty-children-reported-missing-uk-asylum-hotels-2023-still-not-found #ImmigrationAndAsylum #ChildProtection #HomeOffice #Society #Politics #UkNews

Meta Settles $18B Lawsuit With 29 States Over Child Safety

Meta agrees to pay up to $18 billion and adopt sweeping child-safety reforms to settle landmark lawsuit alleging it designed platforms to addict children

https://pulseofnations.lol/meta-settles-18b-lawsuit/

#ChildProtection #ChildSafety #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Settlement #States #TechRegulation

Hey @loops and @peertube!

I'm thinking about creating my child accounts on #loops and/or #peerTube instead of doing that on YouTube or TikTok - of course. For creating content as well.

But what about child protection?
As far as I can see, there is none built-in at all, right!? Is this a thing even in the #fediverse? This important topic is getting more and more attention in the recent past - which is good - but what are you doing or planning about it? Is there something I missed?

Sincerely

#childProtection #socialMedia #ageRestriction #algorithm #contentCreation

I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown
By Emine Saner

Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shame

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/18/abused-as-child-drinking-lockdown-frank-spinelli-shame

#Rapeandsexualassault #Alcoholism #Childprotection #Mentalhealth #Autobiographyandmemoir #Healthmindandbodybooks #Books #Children #Society #Alcohol #Biographybooks #Health #Socialcare #TheGuardian #EmineSaner

To protect babies from abuse, we need CCTV in nurseries | Letter
By Guardian Staff

Cameras would help catch perpetrators earlier and save children from harm, says Tulip Siddiq MP

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/16/to-protect-babies-from-abuse-we-need-cctv-in-nurseries

#Childprotection #Earlyyearseducation #Childcare #Ofsted #Children #Parentsandparenting #Education #TulipSiddiq #Crime #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ across England https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/09/parents-baby-killed-in-care-poor-practice-rife-nurseries-england #EarlyYearsEducation #Crime #UkNews #Ofsted #Childcare #Children #Education #Society #ParentsAndParenting #ChildProtection

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ across England
By Josh Halliday North of England editor

Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/09/parents-baby-killed-in-care-poor-practice-rife-nurseries-england

#Earlyyearseducation #Crime #UKnews #Ofsted #Childcare #Children #Education #Society #Parentsandparenting #Childprotection #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Exclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produce

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/uk-children-explicit-deepfake-images-ai

#Deepfake #Internetsafety #Children #Childprotection #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Internet #Society #Technology #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/uk-children-explicit-deepfake-images-ai #Deepfake #InternetSafety #Children #ChildProtection #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Internet #Society #Technology #UkNews

The inability to deliver the changes Indigenous Australians need is no longer just a moral failure but a civilisational one | Noel Pearson
By Noel Pearson

After the rejection of the voice, the conversation about structural reform of the federal arrangements governing Aboriginal affairs must resume

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/noel-pearson-garma-festival-2026-speech-indigenous-australians-ntwnfb

#Garmafestival #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #RuralandregionalAustralia #NoelPearson #Ulurustatementfromtheheart #Australianpolitics #Queensland #Queenslandpolitics #Domesticviolence #Alcoholism #Drugs #Gambling #Childprotection #Youthjustice #Health #Australianeducation #Indigenousincarceration #Alcohol #Children #Socialcare #Youngpeople #TheGuardian #NoelPearson

Attorney General sues CYFD over dropping a teen at a bridge and telling him to walk into Mexico during the night...

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/nm-attorney-general-sues-cyfd-over-expatriated-teen/3090779

#CYFD #NewMexico #border #childProtection

ICYMI: Food Network’s Eric Adjepong cannot see his kid without supervision, judge rules https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/07/eric-adjepong-protective-order-judge/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EricAdjepong #ChildProtection

Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales
By Christopher Knaus

Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdings

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/christian-brothers-abuse-victims-compensation-ntwnfb

#Australianews #Catholicism #Christianity #Australianlaw #Childprotection #TheGuardian #ChristopherKnaus

Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/christian-brothers-abuse-victims-compensation-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #Catholicism #Christianity #AustralianLaw #ChildProtection

"The head of child safety at meta just caught in a sting"* attempting to sext with someone he assumed was a 13 year old but was actually an agent for Predator Poachers of Long Island.

Get your kids off meta. They certainly shouldn't be spending any time alone with closed chat settings.

*apologies this leader is from one of several articles on the same story which is a route I refuse to click therefore wont share. There us another story on the same event shared in the thread

Adding some further updates via 'BBC Global Women' on meta and child abuse media and you can make up your own mind about how culpable the head of child protection should be:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaU5m4UE_3_/

#meta #pedophile #ChildProtection

The Tobacco Industry Reaps Double Benefits From Children 

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/23/the-tobacco-industry-reaps-double-benefits-from-children/

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/18/meta-adds-human-reviewed-parent-alerts-for-supervised-teen-a-xcxwbn/

Meta has added human-reviewed parent alerts for supervised teen AI chats about possible self-harm, keeping exact messages private despite false-alert risks.

#AI #MetaAI #MetaInc #AISafety #AIAssistants #Chatbots #AIPrivacy #Instagram #Facebook #ChildProtection

World Day Against Child Labour 2026

Lo scorso anno, su Perfettamente Chic, abbiamo approfondito il significato della Giornata Mondiale contro il Lavoro Minorile e le sfide ancora aperte nella tutela dei più piccoli. Se vi siete persi l’articolo, potete leggerlo qui:

https://perfettamentechic.com/2025/06/12/giornata-mondiale-contro-il-lavoro-minorile/

Anche nel 2026, oggi, il 12 giugno torna la World Day Against Child Labour, promossa dall’International Labour Organization, con un messaggio forte e immediato: “Red Card to Child Labour: Fair Play for Children, Decent Work for Adults”. In altre parole? Un vero e proprio cartellino rosso contro lo sfruttamento dei bambini.

La scelta del linguaggio sportivo non è casuale. Nel 2026 la campagna internazionale invita governi, aziende e cittadini a “espellere” il lavoro minorile dal campo di gioco della società, garantendo ai bambini ciò che dovrebbe essere normale: scuola, gioco, sicurezza e opportunità per il futuro.

Le nuove stime diffuse a livello internazionale mostrano che i progressi continuano, ma la partita è tutt’altro che vinta. Nel mondo sono ancora circa 138 milioni i bambini coinvolti nel lavoro minorile, di cui oltre 54 milioni impegnati in attività pericolose per la loro salute e il loro sviluppo.

Tra le novità più importanti del 2026 c’è il richiamo agli impegni assunti durante la Sesta Conferenza Globale sull’Eliminazione del Lavoro Minorile tenutasi a Marrakech, che ha portato alla definizione di un nuovo quadro d’azione internazionale per accelerare gli interventi nei prossimi anni.

La Giornata Mondiale contro il Lavoro Minorile ci ricorda che ogni bambino dovrebbe avere tra le mani un libro, un pallone o una matita, non strumenti di lavoro. E se il tema 2026 parla di cartellini rossi, allora l’augurio è che il mondo intero giochi finalmente dalla parte dell’infanzia.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

• 🌍 New Study Links Political Violence to Child Abuse: Research published in Nature Communications reveals a direct connection between exposure to political violence and subsequent violence against children, adolescents, and young adults by family, acquaintances, and peers.

• 📈 Lasting Impact of Conflict: A 15-year retrospective analysis of data from over 35,000 young people in eight African countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) found correlations between past political violence and current emotional, physical, and sexual violence, particularly affecting poorer households.

• 🧠 Reshaping Attitudes and Behaviors: The study, conducted by international researchers from NRI, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and LSHTM, provides the first empirical verification of this "chain of violence," demonstrating that conflict's legacy influences behavior and social norms long after violence ends.

#ConflictImpact #ChildProtection #EndViolence
Reenviado desde Science News
(https://t.me/experienciainterdimensional/10817)

just wondering why Apple would list 'slopdetective.kagi.com' as a restricted website, while trying to install the App for a 9-yr old child.

Besides the Family Sharing 'feature' being an absolute nightmare, like the rest of iOS / iPadOS - if you allow the website, you first need to restart your kid's device for the change to work 🤦🤬, like so many other things.

#Apple #iOS #iPadOS #iPhone #iPad #FamilySharing #nightmare #disaster #ChildProtection #Parenting @kagihq

Today News: UK – Proposal to ban energy drinks for children under 16
https://vaartha.com/uk-energy-drinks-ban-proposal-for-children-under-16/international/540969/
#UKNews #EnergyDrinkBan #Under16Ban #ChildHealth #CaffeineBan #HealthRegulations #EnergyDrinks #PublicHealth #YouthSafety #BanEnergyDrinks #GovernmentProposal #WesStreeting #ChildProtection #HealthyKids #BreakingNews

#Trans #blogger #convicted for #discussing her #life under #Russia’s supposed "#childprotection" #law

#MilanaPetrova spoke about her #transition on #socialmedia, which is #illegal in #Russia.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Russia #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #FuckRussia

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/trans-blogger-convicted-for-discussing-her-life-under-russias-supposed-child-protection-law/