The hidden harm: How modern pornography is warping young minds and fuelling criminal pathways
Mick Moran of the Irish Internet Hotline reporting service tackles the difficult topic of the growing use of violent and abusive online pornography.
โHow modern pornography is warping young minds and fuelling criminal pathways.โ In this opinion piece, IIH CEO Mick Moran explains how algorithmic escalation from legal content can lead, sometimes unknowingly, to illegal and harmful behavior. www.thejournal.ie/readme/onlin...
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Smartphone Gambling is a Disaster
We arenโt meant to have a casino in our pockets
"..boys today face a push-pull dynamic: pushed out of a real world that often feels hostile, and pulled into a virtual world that feels more rewarding and controllable, but that is designed to addict and exploit them."
A critical look at online gambling:
www.afterbabel.com/p/smartphone...
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The Annual Report 2024 is available to read here: hotline.ie/wp-content/u...
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Alan Trevor Campbell: Community service for GP who had 200 child abuse images
Alan Trevor Campbell from Newbuildings was sentenced to 75 hours community service.
A Derry Doctor gets community service for possesion of #CSAM. Community service? What of his engagement with the online world that produced this material? What of the children who's abuse sexually excited him? The Police and the courts to take these cases more seriously.
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๐จ Reports today of a scam involving EIR customers.
They claim to have blocked your account because YOU have failed to accept their TOS.
Don't bother clicking the link - it's a #phishing page that looks for your details. ๐คท
Report, Remove, Resolve
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Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids โ Hindenburg Research
#Roblox changed their platform after the "hellscape" report from late last year by #HindenburgRes
But have they done enough or just abdicated responsibility towards parents?
#investors -v- #childsafety
hindenburgresearch.com/roblox/
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safer internet day is on this day next week. Are you or your school involved?
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#SID2025 #saferinternetday
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This is just the next step in the roll-back of moderation in the large online companies.
Never forget that moderation is a cost to the bottom line and is therefore to be avoided at all costs. Trust and Safety should be an obligation and a cost of doing business rather than a switch.
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Calls for sentencing reform as online child sex abusers walk free
Long jail terms handed down for serious child abuse cases in the North are being contrasted with often suspended sentences in the Republic, with advocates including ISPCC and Cari calling for reform
Great article by @cormacokeeffe.bsky.social in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social quoting us and partners #ISPCC and #CARI calling attention to legislative and procedural lacunae for online child sexual abuse and exploitation crime in #Ireland #saferinternetcenter
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Internet hotline in Ireland is hiring a full stack developer and an executive assistant. It goes without saying that we are an equal opportunities employer. Passionate about internet safety? Get in touch.
Hello everybody. We are going to use our first post on here to let you know we are hiring.
Get in touch if you want to work for a small, dedicated team that are passionate about internet safety.
#Dublin #Ireland #jobfairy #infosec #devops
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