#onlinesafety — Public Fediverse posts

ArXiv: Analyzing Toxic Behavior and Its Impact on the Mastodon Community. “Mastodon as a decentralized federation of independently moderated social servers poses unique challenges for the detection and mitigation of toxic content. There are no unified moderation standards. The ecosystem is very diverse and uneven. This paper explores the development and spread of toxicity in Mastodon, utilizing […]

ArXiv: Analyzing Toxic Behavior and Its Impact on the Mastodon Community. “Mastodon as a decentralized federation of independently moderated social servers poses unique challenges for the detection and mitigation of toxic content. There are no unified moderation standards. The ecosystem is very diverse and uneven. This paper explores the development and spread of toxicity in Mastodon, utilizing […]

Petition: Compel social media companies operating in the UK to make algorithms transparent. Please sign and share this petition to make change happen https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/775614 #music #musicians #UKtech #DigitalRightsUK #TechReform #onlinesafety

Petition: Compel social media companies operating in the UK to make algorithms transparent. Please sign and share this petition to make change happen https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/775614 #music #musicians #UKtech #DigitalRightsUK #TechReform #onlinesafety

The Guardian: Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’. “Misleading health claims online pose a ‘huge danger to public safety’, experts have warned, after research has shown that AI-generated doctors are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice.”

The Guardian: Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’. “Misleading health claims online pose a ‘huge danger to public safety’, experts have warned, after research has shown that AI-generated doctors are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice.”

FYI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Meta #Facebook #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

FYI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Meta #Facebook #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

New York Times: The Breakup Loop: Why the TikTok Algorithm May Keep You Heartbroken. This link goes to a gift article. “As social media companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive design features and accusations that their algorithms can feed users harmful content, mental health advocates are pointing to the platforms’ handling of breakup content as a stark example of their failure to […]

New York Times: The Breakup Loop: Why the TikTok Algorithm May Keep You Heartbroken. This link goes to a gift article. “As social media companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive design features and accusations that their algorithms can feed users harmful content, mental health advocates are pointing to the platforms’ handling of breakup content as a stark example of their failure to […]

The Creator Economy Is Bypassing Traditional Outlets: The Problem and How the World Can Fix It

https://raytechgh.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/the-creator-economy-is-bypassing-traditional-outlets-the-problem-and-how-the-world-can-fix-it/

The Creator Economy Is Bypassing Traditional Outlets: The Problem and How the World Can Fix It

https://raytechgh.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/the-creator-economy-is-bypassing-traditional-outlets-the-problem-and-how-the-world-can-fix-it/

Tokyo Reporter: AI fortunetelling scammers fleecing victims of up to ¥500,000 for fake exorcisms. “A post-pandemic surge in loneliness and social anxiety has swollen Japan’s fortunetelling market to a staggering 1-trillion-yen industry. But behind this ‘Reiwa-era fortune-telling boom,’ malicious operators are increasingly weaponizing Artificial Intelligence to empty the wallets of vulnerable […]

Tokyo Reporter: AI fortunetelling scammers fleecing victims of up to ¥500,000 for fake exorcisms. “A post-pandemic surge in loneliness and social anxiety has swollen Japan’s fortunetelling market to a staggering 1-trillion-yen industry. But behind this ‘Reiwa-era fortune-telling boom,’ malicious operators are increasingly weaponizing Artificial Intelligence to empty the wallets of vulnerable […]

Can your ISP see what you do? Yes—unless you stop it. While HTTPS hides page contents, providers can still log domains visited, timestamps, connection metadata, and sometimes even location. Learn how ISP tracking works—and the steps to reduce it. 🔒🧭 https://proton.me/blog/how-isps-track-you #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

Can your ISP see what you do? Yes—unless you stop it. While HTTPS hides page contents, providers can still log domains visited, timestamps, connection metadata, and sometimes even location. Learn how ISP tracking works—and the steps to reduce it. 🔒🧭 https://proton.me/blog/how-isps-track-you #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Facebook #Meta #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. https://ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-badge-blocks-pages-promode-and-under-18-accounts/ #Facebook #Meta #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

ICYMI: DOJ seizes 1,000 pirate domains as Colombia blocks 1,140 more: Seizures ran across three separate actions during the tournament, and Colombia alone blocked 1,140 sites. Ad-funded piracy outlasts every enforcement window. https://ppc.land/doj-seizes-1-000-pirate-domains-as-colombia-blocks-1-140-more/ #DOJ #Piracy #Colombia #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

Courthouse News Service: X ordered to turn over deleted posts in defamation case against Media Matters. “X claims Media Matters intentionally manipulated the platform’s algorithms in order to get ads to appear alongside extremist content and falsely presented that as what an average user experiences on X. As part of its defense, Media Matters sought copies of posts from around fifteen users […]

Courthouse News Service: X ordered to turn over deleted posts in defamation case against Media Matters. “X claims Media Matters intentionally manipulated the platform’s algorithms in order to get ads to appear alongside extremist content and falsely presented that as what an average user experiences on X. As part of its defense, Media Matters sought copies of posts from around fifteen users […]

Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

Staying safe online:  Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated  ➜  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj60pl5g4z4o

#StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #ScamAware

Staying safe online:  Are you concerned about ‘fake news’ on social media? Here’s some useful info around guiding young people when they come across with misinformation online.  ➜  https://swgfl.org.uk/topics/social-media/misinformation-on-social-media-guidance-impact-and-support/

#StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #StaySafe

Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

🚨 BREAKING: France has approved a social media ban for children under the age of 15, aiming to strengthen online safety and protect young users.

Read More: https://gtvnewshd.com/world/2026/07/23/france-approves-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15/
#BreakingNews #France #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection #DigitalPolicy #TechNews #InternetSafety #WorldNews #GTVNews

🚨 BREAKING: France has approved a social media ban for children under the age of 15, aiming to strengthen online safety and protect young users.

Read More: https://gtvnewshd.com/world/2026/07/23/france-approves-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15/
#BreakingNews #France #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection #DigitalPolicy #TechNews #InternetSafety #WorldNews #GTVNews

Tubefilter: Twitch is now letting parents keep their under-18s from becoming streamers. But there’s nothing stopping adults from posting footage of their kids online.. “Instead of blanket allowing anyone over age 13 to stream, it’s giving parents the option to prevent their 13-to-17-year-olds from going live, The Verge reports. Parents can also choose to disable Whispers (Twitch’s private […]

Tubefilter: Twitch is now letting parents keep their under-18s from becoming streamers. But there’s nothing stopping adults from posting footage of their kids online.. “Instead of blanket allowing anyone over age 13 to stream, it’s giving parents the option to prevent their 13-to-17-year-olds from going live, The Verge reports. Parents can also choose to disable Whispers (Twitch’s private […]

Indonesia blocked millions of child accounts on social media, but Danica Radovanović, Ph.D. warns: True safety isn’t just a numbers game. Kids just move to other, less regulated spaces. We need cross-platform solutions and transparency! #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection
https://t1p.de/scmp_indonesia

Indonesia blocked millions of child accounts on social media, but Danica Radovanović, Ph.D. warns: True safety isn’t just a numbers game. Kids just move to other, less regulated spaces. We need cross-platform solutions and transparency! #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection
https://t1p.de/scmp_indonesia

New York Times: Bellwether Lawsuit Against Meta Over Social Media Addiction Is Dropped. This link goes to a gift article. “TikTok, Snap and YouTube had settled similar claims with the Florida teenager, identified only by his initials as R.K.C., ahead of the trial, which was scheduled to begin next week in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County.”

New York Times: Bellwether Lawsuit Against Meta Over Social Media Addiction Is Dropped. This link goes to a gift article. “TikTok, Snap and YouTube had settled similar claims with the Florida teenager, identified only by his initials as R.K.C., ahead of the trial, which was scheduled to begin next week in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County.”

The Oaklandside: California school districts file suit seeking changes to social media apps. “More than 1,000 school districts nationwide — including at least a dozen in California, including Los Angeles Unified School District — argue that social media companies knowingly designed products that harm children’s mental health, and that the cost of addressing the harm has shifted to […]

The Oaklandside: California school districts file suit seeking changes to social media apps. “More than 1,000 school districts nationwide — including at least a dozen in California, including Los Angeles Unified School District — argue that social media companies knowingly designed products that harm children’s mental health, and that the cost of addressing the harm has shifted to […]

The MIT Press Reader: A Brief History of the Internet’s Favorite Scam. “It is easy to see 419 merely as a tired cliché — and to mistake that familiarity for understanding. But doing so often leads to facile assumptions about the risks, motives, and imagined rewards on both sides of the exchange. To see the scam clearly, we need to treat it not simply as spam, but as a cultural myth, or […]

The MIT Press Reader: A Brief History of the Internet’s Favorite Scam. “It is easy to see 419 merely as a tired cliché — and to mistake that familiarity for understanding. But doing so often leads to facile assumptions about the risks, motives, and imagined rewards on both sides of the exchange. To see the scam clearly, we need to treat it not simply as spam, but as a cultural myth, or […]

TechCrunch: After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case. “Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a ‘tentative’ agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month.”

TechCrunch: After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case. “Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a ‘tentative’ agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month.”

France will bar children under 15 from social media in stages. Platforms cannot register new under-15 accounts from Sept. 1, 2026, while existing accounts must be blocked from January 2027. Educational platforms and online encyclopedias are exempt. Digital affairs minister Anne Le Hénanff said France would be the first European country to introduce such an age limit.

https://sfg.media/en/a/france-social-media-age-limit-under-15

#France #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalRights

France will bar children under 15 from social media in stages. Platforms cannot register new under-15 accounts from Sept. 1, 2026, while existing accounts must be blocked from January 2027. Educational platforms and online encyclopedias are exempt. Digital affairs minister Anne Le Hénanff said France would be the first European country to introduce such an age limit.

https://sfg.media/en/a/france-social-media-age-limit-under-15

#France #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalRights

Age verification debates keep circling the same tradeoff: children need shelter, but a watched society forgets how freedom feels. #Privacy #OnlineSafety

Age verification debates keep circling the same tradeoff: children need shelter, but a watched society forgets how freedom feels. #Privacy #OnlineSafety

#Reminder Privacy groups and major privacy tech firms urged UK ministers to “hands off” VPNs, warning that age-gating could weaken security while barely stopping teens from dodging social media bans. Mozilla, Proton, Tor and others back an open letter. 🔒📡 #VPN #Privacy #OnlineSafety https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/07/14/hands-off-our-vpns-privacy-groups-tell-uk-ministers/5271070

#Reminder Privacy groups and major privacy tech firms urged UK ministers to “hands off” VPNs, warning that age-gating could weaken security while barely stopping teens from dodging social media bans. Mozilla, Proton, Tor and others back an open letter. 🔒📡 #VPN #Privacy #OnlineSafety https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/07/14/hands-off-our-vpns-privacy-groups-tell-uk-ministers/5271070

Most Canadian teens have seen graphic violence online, and algorithms — not searches — are to blame
#Canada #OnlineSafety #SocialMedia #Algorithms #TeenSafety #MentalHealth #Youth #Tech #YouTube #TikTok #Instagram #Facebook #OnlineHarms #ChildProtection
https://the-14.com/most-canadian-teens-have-seen-graphic-violence-online-and-algorithms-not-searches-are-to-blame/