#onlinesafety — Public Fediverse posts

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 […]

Reuters: UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year. “About 20 million internet-using children across ​21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring ‌on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 […]

Reuters: UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year. “About 20 million internet-using children across ​21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring ‌on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 […]

Reuters: UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year. “About 20 million internet-using children across ​21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring ‌on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 […]

Reuters: UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year. “About 20 million internet-using children across ​21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring ‌on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 […]

Reuters: UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year. “About 20 million internet-using children across ​21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring ‌on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 […]

Duh.

The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893

#OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety #TheRegister

Duh.

The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893

#OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety #TheRegister

Duh.

The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893

#OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety #TheRegister

Duh.

The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893

#OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety #TheRegister

I Am Expat: TikTok housing scams hit international students in the Netherlands. “Fraudsters are increasingly using TikTok and social media to target students in the Netherlands with fake room listings amid the ongoing housing shortage. International students arriving for the new academic year are particularly vulnerable as tight deadlines leave many desperate for accommodation.”

I Am Expat: TikTok housing scams hit international students in the Netherlands. “Fraudsters are increasingly using TikTok and social media to target students in the Netherlands with fake room listings amid the ongoing housing shortage. International students arriving for the new academic year are particularly vulnerable as tight deadlines leave many desperate for accommodation.”

The Guardian: It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta. “Ushering in hope for the future of technology requires changing Meta’s leadership now, so that the future is collectively imagined and built upon a new reputation and commitment. Zuckerberg does not deserve another chance simply because he can afford it. We as a society ultimately pay for his mistakes. Now is the time for […]

The Guardian: It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta. “Ushering in hope for the future of technology requires changing Meta’s leadership now, so that the future is collectively imagined and built upon a new reputation and commitment. Zuckerberg does not deserve another chance simply because he can afford it. We as a society ultimately pay for his mistakes. Now is the time for […]

A question for professionals. How do you navigate toxic or obnoxious behavior in online communities?

What's the most professional way to address (or ignore) it without getting into it with anyone?

Today I tried to de-escalate a silly situation in a local queer group chat, and some folks were really rude. I put down a boundary, and then I blocked when it was violated.

I just wanna be sure I did right by myself and my profession. 💜

#ProfessionalBoundaries #OnlineSafety #QueerCommunity

A question for professionals. How do you navigate toxic or obnoxious behavior in online communities?

What's the most professional way to address (or ignore) it without getting into it with anyone?

Today I tried to de-escalate a silly situation in a local queer group chat, and some folks were really rude. I put down a boundary, and then I blocked when it was violated.

I just wanna be sure I did right by myself and my profession. 💜

#ProfessionalBoundaries #OnlineSafety #QueerCommunity

A question for professionals. How do you navigate toxic or obnoxious behavior in online communities?

What's the most professional way to address (or ignore) it without getting into it with anyone?

Today I tried to de-escalate a silly situation in a local queer group chat, and some folks were really rude. I put down a boundary, and then I blocked when it was violated.

I just wanna be sure I did right by myself and my profession. 💜

#ProfessionalBoundaries #OnlineSafety #QueerCommunity

A question for professionals. How do you navigate toxic or obnoxious behavior in online communities?

What's the most professional way to address (or ignore) it without getting into it with anyone?

Today I tried to de-escalate a silly situation in a local queer group chat, and some folks were really rude. I put down a boundary, and then I blocked when it was violated.

I just wanna be sure I did right by myself and my profession. 💜

#ProfessionalBoundaries #OnlineSafety #QueerCommunity

ICYMI: Explaining age assurance: Age assurance: the umbrella term for verifying, estimating or inferring a user's age online, now a legal duty across the UK, the EU, Australia and US states. https://ppc.land/age-assurance/ #AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety #DigitalAgeVerification #PrivacyProtection #YouthSafety

ICYMI: Explaining age assurance: Age assurance: the umbrella term for verifying, estimating or inferring a user's age online, now a legal duty across the UK, the EU, Australia and US states. https://ppc.land/age-assurance/ #AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety #DigitalAgeVerification #PrivacyProtection #YouthSafety

ICYMI: Explaining age assurance: Age assurance: the umbrella term for verifying, estimating or inferring a user's age online, now a legal duty across the UK, the EU, Australia and US states. https://ppc.land/age-assurance/ #AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety #DigitalAgeVerification #PrivacyProtection #YouthSafety

https://www.europesays.com/africa/409483/ Police warn of ‘sextortion’ scam: 52 victims blackmailed over compromising images, Singapore News #blackmail #cybercrime #OnlineSafety #scams #sextortion #zimbabwe

⚠️ Your email is your digital ID and hackers know it.
One leaked password can unlock your entire online life🔓
Protect yourself: ✅ Privacy-focused email [e.g. Tuta or Proton mail] ✅ Unique, strong password ✅ Two-factor authentication [not SMS] on
✅ Don't click on suspicious links
#CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #OnlineSafety #email #proton #tuta #hacking #privacy #passwordmanager #2FA #password

University of Edinburgh: Isolation drives lasting impact of cyberbullying. “Young people who experienced cyberbullying were more likely to develop emotional and behavioural problems over the following six months if the experience led to feelings of loneliness and difficulties managing their emotions, a study shows.”

The Guardian: Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers. “The star witness in the US government’s landmark trial against Meta believes that a multibillion-dollar settlement reached on Wednesday does not go far enough to stop the social media giant’s harms to young users. ‘The limitations that are in the agreement are the equivalent of […]

Reuters: Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X challenging New York hate speech law. “A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s ​X seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media ‌companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.”

Ars Technica: Meta settles states’ child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as “peanuts”. “Meta, which already uses ID checks and face analysis to verify user ages, said it agreed to impose on people under 18 a ‘default two-hour daily time limit that teens can only turn off with a parent’s permission,’ a default block between midnight and 6 am, and a school mode in which […]

Mediaite: BREAKING: TikTok Coughs Up $400M to Settle DOJ Children’s Privacy Lawsuit. “The Justice Department reached a $400 million settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, ending a lawsuit accusing the social media giant of illegally collecting children’s personal information without it having to admit wrongdoing or facing further litigation.”

Reuters: TikTok settling three teen social media lawsuits ahead of trial. “TikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits brought by young people who accuse social media companies of designing their platforms to be addictive and harming their ​mental health, a plaintiffs’ lawyer said Monday.”

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 […]

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.”

ZDNet: Is that QR code a trap? How to spot quishing scams before it’s too late. “Quishing, or QR code-based phishing, embeds malicious links in QR codes to bypass traditional phishing filters and slip through security nets. The lure is the same: create a sense of urgency, appeal to our greed, instill fear and panic, or promise rewards for scanning the QR code with our phones and clicking the […]

Ars Technica: Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself. “In March, a girl’s stepfather took his own life after cops discovered that he had used Grok to create 7,000 sexually explicit images using one photo taken when his stepdaughter was 11 years old, the amended complaint alleged.”

Data Breaches: The Brutal Reality of Your Digital Footprint

1,451 words, 8 minutes read time.

The average user walks through the digital world operating under a dangerous delusion of safety, assuming that because their passwords are long or their devices are modern, they are secure. This mindset is exactly what threat actors rely on to infiltrate systems and extract value from the wreckage of compromised data. A data breach is not merely an IT hiccup or a minor inconvenience; it is a fundamental breakdown of the trust model between an entity and the individuals who provide it with their personal information. When that perimeter is breached, the information that defines your identity, finances, and professional standing becomes a commodity sold to the highest bidder on dark web marketplaces. Understanding that you are constantly being targeted is the first step toward survival because the reality is that major organizations are compromised with frightening regularity, meaning your data is likely already circulating in databases you did not even know existed.

The significance of these events cannot be overstated because they represent the erosion of digital sovereignty for the individual and the potential for total operational collapse for businesses. When a breach occurs, the impact is not confined to the immediate loss of data but extends into a long-term struggle against identity theft, fraudulent financial activity, and the persistent threat of targeted extortion attempts. For businesses, the impact is existential, as the loss of consumer trust is rarely recovered once sensitive records are leaked. We are living in an era where the frequency and sophistication of these attacks have outpaced the common defensive measures employed by most people. If you do not view the digital environment as a hostile landscape, you are providing the perfect environment for attackers to succeed.

The Scope of Modern Data Breaches

To understand the scale of the crisis, one must look at the historical trajectory of high-profile compromises that have effectively turned global commerce upside down. These incidents are not isolated anomalies but are instead symptoms of a deeply fragmented security landscape where massive amounts of data are stored with inadequate protection. From the massive exfiltration of credit reporting data that exposed millions of individuals to the constant waves of credential stuffing attacks against major retail platforms, the pattern remains consistent. These attacks demonstrate that no organization, regardless of its size or the perceived sophistication of its security team, is immune to being hollowed out by a motivated and well-funded adversary. The impact on individuals is immediate and often permanent, resulting in the need for long-term credit monitoring and a complete overhaul of digital security practices.

Businesses suffer a parallel fate when they fail to protect the data entrusted to them by their user base. Beyond the obvious loss of proprietary information and intellectual property, the fallout involves massive regulatory fines and the initiation of complex, multi-year litigation processes that drain resources away from innovation and development. Reputation, once lost in the wake of a publicized breach, becomes nearly impossible to rebuild because the market is unforgiving toward entities that cannot secure the most basic elements of their digital existence. These high-profile examples should serve as a wake-up call that the traditional perimeter-based security model is dead. Organizations that refuse to implement zero-trust architectures while failing to encrypt data at rest are essentially waiting to be the next headline in an endless stream of security failures.

Anatomy of a Breach: How They Happen

The mechanics of a data breach are rarely as cinematic as hackers bypassing firewalls in a darkened room, but they are equally devastating in their execution and impact. In reality, most breaches are the result of calculated, methodical efforts to exploit human psychology and technical oversights that have been left festering in the codebase for months or years. Attackers typically begin with reconnaissance, where they scrape public information and search for exposed credentials, misconfigured cloud buckets, or unpatched vulnerabilities that grant them an initial foothold into a target network. Once inside, they move laterally, escalating their privileges and quietly mapping out the architecture of the system until they reach the primary data stores. This process is often silent, allowing threat actors to maintain persistent access for months before they are ever detected by security monitoring tools.

Human error remains the most persistent and successful vector for these operations, proving time and again that even the most robust technical controls are useless if they are bypassed by a single compromised user account. Phishing campaigns have become incredibly sophisticated, utilizing tailored social engineering tactics that bypass standard email filtering systems and convince employees to hand over their login credentials willingly. When attackers gain access to an administrative account, they essentially hold the keys to the kingdom and can move freely without triggering the alarms that would normally notify a security operations center. This is exacerbated by the tendency of organizations to grant excessive permissions to users, which creates a massive attack surface that is far easier to exploit than the primary network perimeter. Every unnecessary permission is a structural weakness that provides an attacker with another path toward the ultimate goal of full system compromise.

The Aftermath: Calculating the Real Cost of Exposure

The fallout from a data breach is a violent disruption that extends far beyond the immediate technical remediation efforts, often forcing organizations into a state of permanent instability. Financial losses begin accumulating the moment a breach is discovered, as the need for forensic investigation, legal counsel, and public relations mitigation strategies creates an immediate and massive burn rate. These direct costs are only the tip of the iceberg, as the long-term ramifications include devastating regulatory fines, particularly in jurisdictions that prioritize data privacy, and the inevitable surge in cybersecurity insurance premiums. For many organizations, the financial impact is so severe that it threatens the very viability of the enterprise, leading to layoffs, canceled projects, and a complete pivot in business strategy to prioritize damage control over growth or innovation.

Beyond the ledger, the reputational damage is frequently irreversible and serves as a death knell for consumer trust. When a company fails to protect personal information, it signals a profound lack of competence and a disregard for the safety of its user base, a message that the market does not easily forget. The legal consequences compound this damage, as class-action lawsuits and governmental inquiries force companies to disclose sensitive details about their internal security failures that they would have preferred to keep hidden. This process exposes not just a single failure but a pattern of negligence that often reveals years of systemic underinvestment in security infrastructure. The breach acts as a spotlight, stripping away the illusion of competence and exposing the rotting foundation that allowed the compromise to occur in the first place.

Tactical Defense: How You Maintain Control

Protecting yourself in an environment designed to be compromised requires adopting a posture of extreme skepticism and disciplined digital hygiene. You must treat every interaction, every login, and every software update as a critical security decision rather than a routine chore. Implementing multi-factor authentication is the absolute bare minimum, and you should demand it across every service you utilize, favoring hardware-based keys over insecure SMS or email codes whenever possible. Your passwords must be complex, unique, and stored in a reputable, encrypted password manager that you control, effectively eliminating the risk of a single leaked credential compromising your entire digital life. Vigilance regarding phishing is non-negotiable; you must operate under the assumption that every unsolicited link or attachment is a threat actor attempting to weaponize your curiosity or urgency against you.

Hardening your digital presence further requires you to minimize your attack surface by stripping away unnecessary access and outdated software. Regularly auditing the permissions you have granted to various applications and services is a necessary maintenance task that prevents third-party platforms from acting as a back door into your personal data. Software updates should be treated as emergency measures rather than background annoyances, as they frequently contain critical patches for vulnerabilities that are already being actively exploited in the wild. By treating your digital identity as a high-value asset that you are personally responsible for defending, you move from being a passive victim in waiting to an active obstacle for threat actors. Security is not a product you buy or a feature you turn on; it is a relentless process of observation, adaptation, and discipline that you must commit to every single day.

D. Bryan King

Sources

• NIST Glossary: Data Breach Definition
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report
• FTC Data Breach Response Guide
• CIS Critical Security Controls
• NCSC Guidance on Defending Against Phishing
• ENISA Threat Landscape Reports
• FBI Cyber Investigation Overview
• OWASP Top Ten Web Application Security Risks
• CISA Cybersecurity Advisories
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Full Text
• CISA Cybersecurity Best Practices
• NIST Privacy Framework
• SANS Institute: Data Breach Response
• ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management
• SANS: Incident Handling Steps
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
• NCSC Data Breach Response Guidance
• FTC Consumer Privacy and Security
• ACM Cybersecurity Safety Guide
• CISA Secure Our World Initiative
• SANS: Developing Incident Response Plans
• NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2: Computer Security Incident Handling Guide
• CISA Ransomware Protection Guidance
• ENISA Incident Management Good Practices
• CIS Handbook for Cyber Incident Response
• FBI Internet Scams and Safety
• OWASP Application Security Verification Standard
• CISA Cyber Essentials
• NIST Online Learning Resources
• SANS: Understanding Data Breaches
• CISA Cyber Threats and Advisories
• ENISA Data Breach Analysis
• NCSC Advice and Guidance Index
• FTC Business Guidance
• CIS Blog: Incident Response Planning
• FBI Field Office Contact Information
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework Learning
• OWASP Foundation Main Resources

Disclaimer:

The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.

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Courthouse News Service: YouTube settles upcoming bellwether trial over social media’s psychological harms to kids. “YouTube and its parent company Google have reached a confidential settlement with R.K.C., the unnamed defendant in a second bellwether trial over the effects of social media on minors.”

The Silent Breach and the Persistence of Unauthorized Access

938 words, 5 minutes read time.

Once the session token is successfully exfiltrated, the nature of the intrusion shifts from external deception to internal subversion. The attacker does not need to crack passwords or trigger further security alerts, as they are now effectively operating with the digital identity of a trusted employee. Analyzing these incidents, I see that the primary goal is often the establishment of persistence within the target environment, which is achieved through the modification of inbox rules or the creation of clandestine mailbox delegates. By silently forwarding incoming emails to an external address or creating hidden folders for sensitive correspondence, the adversary can monitor ongoing business deals, intercept financial instructions, and identify high-value targets for subsequent business email compromise attacks. This stage of the operation is characterized by extreme patience, as the threat actor avoids loud, disruptive actions in favor of a low-and-slow approach that can remain undetected for months. The tragedy is that the victim often remains entirely unaware of the breach, believing they are still securely authenticated while their environment is being methodically picked apart from the inside.

Challenging the Failure of Traditional Defensive Postures

When considering why these attacks continue to succeed with such alarming frequency, it becomes evident that the industry’s reliance on legacy defensive postures is a failing strategy. Many organizations still treat email security as a static barrier, implementing blacklists and rudimentary heuristic scans that are easily circumvented by adversaries who control their own infrastructure and rotating IP addresses. Furthermore, the human-centric nature of these scams renders technical controls inherently insufficient unless they are paired with a cultural shift toward skeptical verification. It is not enough to deploy an automated solution if the culture within a firm encourages speed over accuracy and ignores the red flags of irregular communication patterns. Consequently, the defense against these campaigns must evolve into a proactive, threat-hunting discipline that monitors for anomalous login locations, unexpected session durations, and unauthorized changes to account configurations. Without this layer of vigilant oversight, the technical barriers essentially act as a screen door, providing the illusion of protection while failing to stop the actual threat.

Implementing Rigorous Verification Protocols in a High-Stakes Environment

The path forward requires a departure from the convenience-first mindset that dominates modern digital work environments. Organizations must adopt hardware-backed authentication methods, such as FIDO2-compliant security keys, which are resistant to the proxy-based interception tactics that currently plague mobile-based push notifications and SMS codes. Additionally, the adoption of strict device posture checks ensures that an attacker cannot simply use a stolen session token from an unauthorized machine or an unrecognized geographic region. Beyond the hardware, there must be a fundamental hardening of organizational processes, such as implementing mandatory out-of-band verification for any request involving financial transfers or the sharing of sensitive credentials. It is a harsh reality that trust is the primary vulnerability in any system, and the most secure posture is one that treats every incoming request as potentially malicious until proven otherwise through independent channels. While this might introduce friction into the workflow, that friction is the necessary price of security in an age where the cost of a single successful breach is often the survival of the entity itself.

Call to Action

The time for passive observation has passed, as the threats currently infiltrating our inboxes are not waiting for an invitation to compromise your organization. You must decide whether to continue relying on outdated defensive protocols that offer only the illusion of safety or to begin the hard work of hardening your infrastructure against the reality of modern adversarial tactics. I urge you to conduct an immediate audit of your current authentication stack and evaluate the necessity of migrating to hardware-backed security keys, as this is the single most effective step you can take to neutralize the threat of proxy-based session hijacking. Furthermore, initiate a comprehensive review of your internal communication policies to ensure that your team is empowered to question anomalies rather than blindly following the path of least resistance. Security is not a product you purchase, but a discipline you practice, and the responsibility to bridge the gap between your existing defenses and the current threat reality rests entirely with you. Do not wait for a compromised session to force your hand, because by the time the impact of a breach is visible, the damage is already absolute.

D. Bryan King

Sources

• CISA: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Resources
• FBI: Business Email Compromise Information
• FIDO Alliance: Defining Phishing-Resistant Authentication
• Microsoft: Analyzing Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) Techniques
• NIST: Digital Identity Guidelines
• CrowdStrike: Phishing and Social Engineering Analysis
• Palo Alto Networks: Business Email Compromise Explained
• SANS Institute: Protecting Against Advanced Email Threats
• Cybereason: BEC Threat Landscape Report
• Check Point: The Evolution of Phishing
• Proofpoint: Understanding BEC Attacks
• Dark Reading: The Mechanics of Session Hijacking
• ZDNet: The New Era of Targeted Phishing
• Wired: Why Modern Phishing is Succeeding
• Trend Micro: BEC Comprehensive Guide
• Recorded Future: BEC Trend Analysis
• Infosecurity Magazine: FIDO2 and Phishing Resistance
• Varonis: Modern Phishing Techniques Deep Dive
• CSO Online: The Mechanics of BEC
• Fortinet: Cybersecurity Glossary on BEC
• SANS: Analyzing MFA Bypass Tactics
• BleepingComputer: Evolution of Phishing Kits
• Secureworks: BEC Defensive Strategies
• CISA: Mitigating Phishing Campaigns
• Mandiant: Evolving Tactics in BEC
• NIST: Phishing Training Resources
• TechTarget: BEC Definition and Prevention
• Elastic: Detecting Phishing Infrastructure
• Rapid7: The Threat of Session Token Theft
• Cloudflare: Understanding FIDO2 Protocol

Disclaimer:

The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.

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Meta Expands AI Age Checks on Facebook and Instagram

#AI #MetaInc #Facebook #Instagram #ComputerVision #SocialMedia #Apps #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection

Internet subcultures: Vtubers

https://negativepid.blog/internet-subcultures-vtubers/

#Internet #onlineGroups #vTubers #YouTube #celebrities #influencers #careers #IT #tech #AI #onlineBehaviour #humanBehaviour #onlineSafety #behaviouralStudies #socialMedia #onlineForums #identity #negativepid

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/10/police-find-chatgpt-link-rising-reports-ritual-abuse-harm-xcxwbn/

UK Police Tie ChatGPT to Rise in Ritual Abuse Reports

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #AISafety #AIEthics #ChildProtection #OnlineSafety #Ethics #Napac #RitualAbuse #RitualAbuseDisclosures

Internet subcultures: Vtubers

https://negativepid.blog/internet-subcultures-vtubers/

#Internet #onlineGroups #vTubers #YouTube #celebrities #influencers #careers #IT #tech #AI #onlineBehaviour #humanBehaviour #onlineSafety #behaviouralStudies #socialMedia #onlineForums #identity #negativepid

CNBC: TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward. “TikTok has agreed to settle with a plaintiff and will no longer be part of a high-profile social media trial kicking off on Tuesday. An attorney for the plaintiff said the trial, held in Los Angeles Superior Court, will proceed as scheduled against Meta and Alphabet’s YouTube.”

CNN/RNZ: Google, Character.AI settle lawsuits over teen suicides, mental health. “A Wednesday (US Time) court filing in Garcia’s case shows the agreement was reached with Character.AI, Character.AI founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google, who were also named as defendants in the case. The defendants have also settled four other cases in New York, Colorado and Texas, court […]

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"Existing parental control tools are sophisticated: parents can already monitor and restrict children’s internet use through devices, routers and apps. The push for government-mandated age verification is not about those tools failing; it is about some parents choosing not to use them and governments seizing that negligence as a pretext for surveillance. Rather than investing in education and digital literacy, authorities are expanding their power to decide what everyone can see. The state should not be parenting the public. Yet under the Online Safety Act, every citizen becomes a suspect who must prove innocence before speaking or viewing online. What is framed as “protecting children” is, in practice, the construction of a population-wide compliance system."
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/11/6/britain-calls-it-safety-it-is-censorship
#UKpolitics #OnlineSafety #censorship #tyrrany #identity

BBC: Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers . “The US government has seized more than $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire, the Prince Group, with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam, which involved forced labour camps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/17/bbc-bitcoin-worth-14bn-seized-in-us-uk-crackdown-on-alleged-scammers/

🕊️ Dignity is Not Optional

Dignity is not a privilege.
Dignity is a right.
It isn’t something to be negotiated, bargained for, or selectively given.

Every person already has dignity by default.
The responsibility of any community, platform, or admin is to **protect it, not deny it**.

Cyberbullying, silencing, or ignoring harm doesn’t just break trust — it violates dignity.
And dignity is non-negotiable.

#Dignity #HumanRights #NonNegotiable #ProtectDignity #DigitalEthics #OnlineSafety #CyberbullyingAwareness #RespectOnline #CommunityCare #AccountabilityMatters #RightNotPrivilege #SafeCommunities #EthicalWeb #StopSilencing #TrustAndRespect #NonOptional

🕊️ Dignity is Not Optional

Dignity is not a privilege.
Dignity is a right.
It isn’t something to be negotiated, bargained for, or selectively given.

Every person already has dignity by default.
The responsibility of any community, platform, or admin is to **protect it, not deny it**.

Cyberbullying, silencing, or ignoring harm doesn’t just break trust — it violates dignity.
And dignity is non-negotiable.

#Dignity #HumanRights #NonNegotiable #ProtectDignity #DigitalEthics #OnlineSafety #CyberbullyingAwareness #RespectOnline #CommunityCare #AccountabilityMatters #RightNotPrivilege #SafeCommunities #EthicalWeb #StopSilencing #TrustAndRespect #NonOptional

🕊️ Dignity is Not Optional

Dignity is not a privilege.
Dignity is a right.
It isn’t something to be negotiated, bargained for, or selectively given.

Every person already has dignity by default.
The responsibility of any community, platform, or admin is to **protect it, not deny it**.

Cyberbullying, silencing, or ignoring harm doesn’t just break trust — it violates dignity.
And dignity is non-negotiable.

#Dignity #HumanRights #NonNegotiable #ProtectDignity #DigitalEthics #OnlineSafety #CyberbullyingAwareness #RespectOnline #CommunityCare #AccountabilityMatters #RightNotPrivilege #SafeCommunities #EthicalWeb #StopSilencing #TrustAndRespect #NonOptional

If you have any Meta app on your phone, such as Facebook, it is time for a rethink.

Meta is secretly using its AI to scan phone camera rolls of users.

Consider this:
Pre-WWII Nazis would have done similar if the technologies had existed back then, first to profile people under pretences, then to target people for camps etc. It would start with minorities and progress fast to anyone who 'seemed different', 'walked different', owned something they wanted, or disagreed in any way.

Furthermore, why the hell do operating systems leave backdoors open for any toxic, divisive app?

It is not the time in world politics to be coasting on habit and hopes about any app known to have dined with far right.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-might-be-secretly-scanning-your-phones-camera-roll-how-to-check-and-turn-it-off/

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