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@deborahmeaden.bsky.social hi, would appreciate opportunity to talk informally with you regarding online safety and harmful content if you would be willing. Not selling, marketing, promoting anything. This is my area of expertise

NEW: Where the teens are
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

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Launching the Global Strategy to prevent and combat non-consensual sharing of intimate images

Papua New Guinea to ban social media for youth, require age verification for adults | Biometric Update The ambiguity around which platforms could be covered by the law suggests PNG is having the same conversations as Australia about sites like YouTube.

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Meta says it’s mistakenly moderating too much A top exec says the company is working to bring down its moderation “error rates.”

Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said Meta may have been overly aggressive in moderating COVID-19 content.

This comes after Zuckerberg dined with President-elect Trump, signaling a possible shift in Meta's approach to content moderation. www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24...

AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’ The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything

The Silicon Valley do-gooder archetype is dead. These powerful companies are defying regulation and prioritizing profit above the public good.

AI expert @marietjeschaake.bsky.social urges strong, confident governance to curb the technology's worst harms. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Bereaved families and MPs call for tougher measures on mobile phones for under-16s MPs in the UK are calling for a change in the law after Australia banned the devices for under-16s. Stuart Stephens, the father of murdered Olly, 13, is among those calling for change.

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Sextortion and AI The Growing Online Threats Facing Young People - Wayne Denner

Parents & Caregivers Sextortion is on the rise impacting more and more young people.

Our latest blog shares important information and insights please give it a read

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#eSafety #OnlineSafety #CyberSafety

Yesterday in Parliament,
@GregorPoynton
addressed the critical issue of child sexual abuse content circulating in private messaging environments.
He asked the Home Secretary what steps her Department is taking to help keep children safe online.

How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud? Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks

Right now - criminals are targeting children, thousands of them, online. They are ruining lives by extorting sexual imagery & blackmailing them for money. BUT there are ways parents & trusted adults can help the children in their lives. Please read!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...

Bluesky to quadruple its moderation team due to surge in new users The decentralised social media said that the "huge influx of users" has led to "a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network".

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Meta’s Privacy Policies: Designed Badly, by Design? | TechPolicy.Press When it comes to the design and presentation of privacy information, Meta might just win the prize for “worst in show,” writes Justin Sherman.

When it comes to the design and presentation of privacy information, Meta might just win the prize for “worst in show,” writes @jshermcyber.bsky.social. Where are the regulators?

Lesley Stahl reports on the growing market of “humans in the loop” — workers around the world who help train AI for big American tech companies. They say they face poor working conditions, low pay, and undertreated psychological trauma. Sunday on 60 ⏱️

Page of post report criteria now includes ‘illegal and urgent’

BlueSky have introduced a new report pathway for posts that are ‘illegal and urgent’.
Awesome, super fast response to the very serious issue we had recently with the Christchurch terror attack (livestream content was posted)
Thank you SO much to all @bsky.app

Great fun filling in for @benwhitelaw.bsky.social and talking with @mmasnick.bsky.social about the week in #trustandsafety.

From section 230 to pig butchering, and from the oversight board to Etsy witches, we covered a lot of ground!

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Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture (Fandom & Culture) Amazon.com: Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture (Fandom & Culture): 9781609385651: Condis, Megan: Books

Visting the University of Bergen for the next two days as we plan our research project on gaming and masculinity - currently listening to Megan Condis' talk about the politicisation of fandom and the ongoing role of online gaming figures in American right wing politics www.amazon.com/Gaming-Mascu...

Will you share your medical information on #x?
#Elonmusk is encouraging people on X to upload their medical scans to train its ai model Groc.

Would you rely on an #ai for medical diagnosis ?
Would you trust your data with #x ?

#onlinesafety
#digitalparenting
#privacy
#data

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In my latest with @justsecurity.org, I explore the potential of social media to contribute to atrocity prevention, drawing on my new report with the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide (out soon!)

Thanks for including me in this fascinating symposium on #tech & #atrocityprevention!

Final report of EU "High-Level Group
on access to data for effective law enforcement" ("Going Dark Group") now out. First impressions: toned down considerably from their earlier recommendations, but still aims to require "lawful access by design" backdoors in devices and communication services.

Marion County man had more than 1,900 child sex abuse files on his computer, TBI says SEQUATCHIE, Tenn. — A cybertip regarding the upload of child sexual abuse material to a cloud storage provider has resulted in the arrest of a Marion County man

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MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned. ...

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