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Retail Gazette: Lush launches campaign highlighting harm caused by social media. “Lush is looking to spotlight the harm caused by big social media platforms in its new campaign, which is now live across all of its stores in the UK, EU, USA and Canada. The retailer left the major social media platforms, Snapchat, X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook almost five years ago. And since then, the […]

Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents - and how to keep young people safe
By Ariel Bogle

Offenders use threats and manipulation to coerce victims to produce imagery or livestream sexually explicit acts, self-harm or animal cruelty. How can you protect your child?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/31/sadistic-online-exploitation-warning-signs-for-parents-children-ntwnfb

#Internetsafety #Youngpeople #Children #Onlineabuse #Society #Internet #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Socialmedia #Parentsandparenting #Cybercrime #TheGuardian #ArielBogle

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/30/australia-could-make-social-media-algorithms-optional-and-follow-uk-ban-on-pornography-depicting-strangulation #AustraliaNews #LaborParty #TanyaPlibersek #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #OnlineAbuse #Technology

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
By Krishani Dhanji

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/30/australia-could-make-social-media-algorithms-optional-and-follow-uk-ban-on-pornography-depicting-strangulation

#Australianews #Laborparty #TanyaPlibersek #Socialmedia #Socialmediaban #Onlineabuse #Technology #TheGuardian #KrishaniDhanji

‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast
By Presented by Kiran Stacey with Bridget Phillipson, produced by Ned Carter Miles , Nada Smiljanic and James Tindale, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Frankie Tobi

Racism 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 chair sits down with Kiran Stacey to talk about her fears for British society, the climate crisis, what Burnham is really doing differently from Starmer, and whether her party can beat Reform

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/aug/20/i-worry-about-our-daughters-bridget-phillipson-on-online-misogyny-podcast

#BridgetPhillipson #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Politics #Labour #AndyBurnham #Women #Socialmedia #Internet #Climatecrisis #ReformUK #UKnews #Onlineabuse #Cyberbullying #Sexualharassment #Bullying #Digitalmedia #Britishidentityandsociety #Media #Society #Technology #TheGuardian #PresentedbyKiranStaceywithBridgetPhillipson #producedbyNedCarterMiles #NadaSmiljanic #JamesTindale #musicbyAxelKacouti #theexecutiveproducerisFrankieTobi