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The shiny new AI toy promising endless engagement could be a serious threat to your child. Many of these 'smart' companions are powered by general-purpose LLMs, never vetted for kids, and trained on the entire unfiltered internet. Advocacy groups like Common Sense Media and Fairplay for Kids are highlighting profound risks to privacy and development, with some models even generating…
#technology #aitoys #childrenssafety
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FTC's 2026-2030 plan puts Big Tech, kids' data, and ad fraud in the crosshairs: The FTC published its FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan on April 3, 2026, setting enforcement priorities across antitrust, consumer protection, and children's online. https://ppc.land/ftcs-2026-2030-plan-puts-big-tech-kids-data-and-ad-fraud-in-the-crosshairs/ #BigTech #DataProtection #ChildrensSafety #AdFraud #ConsumerRights
FYI: UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake: UK government today opens a national consultation on children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, AI chatbots, curfews, and age verification - open until 26 May 2026. https://ppc.land/uk-launches-landmark-consultation-on-childrens-online-world-whats-at-stake/ #DigitalWellbeing #ChildrensSafety #OnlineConsultation #SocialMedia #AIEthics
UK launches landmark consultation on children's online world: what's at stake: UK government today opens a national consultation on children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, AI chatbots, curfews, and age verification - open until 26 May 2026. https://ppc.land/uk-launches-landmark-consultation-on-childrens-online-world-whats-at-stake/ #ChildrensSafety #DigitalWellbeing #OnlineConsultation #ChildrensRights #SocialMediaSafety
Now they're talking about making #VPNs illegal and #banning VPNs in the #UK over their stupid #OnlineSafetyAct. Haha. Do it. Do it. Do it! And become the New North Korea. #OSA #OfCom #ChildrenSafety #ChildrensSafety #internet #censorship
https://order-order.com/2025/07/28/exc-labour-could-ban-vpns-after-online-safety-act-surge/
CW: The article contains disturbing child abuse, resulting in death. #TriggerWarning.
The placement was approved by both #BritishColumbia Ministry of #Children & Family Development & the family service’s department of the boy’s First Nation, but the report says the ministry did not complete #BackgroundChecks or visit the home before the siblings were moved there.
Charlesworth said the lack of communication, #DueDiligence & #DueProcess would “prove to be a massive error” because those in charge of the boy’s safety could have learned the woman had prior involvement with the ministry over physical #abuse of her child & there were documented concerns about her partner’s “conduct with children.”
#BCpoli #ChildAbuse #BCNDP #ChildWelfare #ChildrenInCare #ChildrensRights #ChildrensSafety #BCgovernment #BCNewDeathParty #PreventableDeaths #FailureToProtect #SocialWelfare #ChildrensWelfare #IndigenousChildren #EveryChildMatters
@JeffWalters
"The government’s response to questions about the appropriateness of such an arrangement has been to stipulate that the Olubobokuns cannot have anything to do with the childcare centre. Really?"
You can get away with a lot under Moe's gov't #skpoli #childrenssafety
New, Conservative Push To Weaken Child Labor Protections Is Gaining Steam
#ChildLaborProtections #ConservativePush #WeakenedRegulations #LaborRights #ChildrensSafety #PolicyDebate #Politics #News
Child protection online:
Rishi Sunak, UK’s prime minister, has a big Tory rebellion on his hands, re the new internet safety law currently going through parliament.
“ Under the rebels' proposals, senior managers at tech firms could face up to two years in jail if they breach new duties to keep children safe online. The provision would not apply to search engines.
“These duties include taking "proportionate measures" to stop children seeing harmful material, including through measures such as age verification, taking content down, and parental controls.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64247034
#UKPolitics #Tories #Tory #Conservatives #ConservativeParty #www #InternetSafety #politics #RishiSunak #Sunak #UKPM #children #ChildrensSafety #InternetLaw