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As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

IN FOCUS: In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

The Independent UK

Netflix Hit 'Adolescence' Stokes UK Parents' Anxiety

"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online.

International Business Times

A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him on the site

A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

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Molly Russell’s father ‘losing trust’ in minister over online safety

Ian Russell said ‘nothing had changed since his daughter chose to end her life in 2017 after viewing harmful content

Evening Standard

Meta’s content moderation changes ‘hugely concerning’, says Molly Rose Foundation

Charity set up after 14-year-old’s death concerned as Zuckerberg realigns company with Trump administration

The Guardian - UK

Meta’s ‘bonfire’ of safety policies a danger to children, charity says

The Molly Rose Foundation has warned social media risks becoming a haven for harmful content if safety regulation is not bolstered.

Evening Standard

Tech giants must obey UK’s online safety laws, says minister

Peter Kyle said the UK needed to legislate more frequently to deal with developments in the technology.

Evening Standard

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UK going ‘backwards’ on online safety, Molly Russell’s father tells Starmer

Ian Russell called on Sir Keir Starmer to act urgently in order to protect young people online.

Evening Standard

‘Child poverty has got a lot worse’: outgoing charity boss lambasts Tory failures and social media giants

Peter Wanless of the NSPCC calls for more preventive action on child poverty, a ban on ‘morally repugnant’ smacking and favours guardrails online rather than bans

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell

After ‘distressing incidents’, watchdog says content from user-made bots would be covered by UK Online Safety Act

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom warns online platforms over generative AI tools

The regulator has published an open letter to tech firms, reminding them how generative AI tools will be in scope of the Online Safety Act.

Evening Standard

Digital Clones Of Deceased Teenagers Molly Russell And Brianna Ghey Appear On Character.AI

Chatbots mimicking deceased teenagers Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey have been found on Character.ai, a platform that allows users to create digital personas.

International Business Times UK

New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says

The Molly Rose Foundation has called Ofcom’s current approach to enforcing the online safety laws ‘risk averse’.

Evening Standard

Parents ‘don’t use’ parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, says Nick Clegg

Meta’s global affairs chief points to ‘behavioural issue’ around child safety tools on the social media platforms

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Is the Online Safety Act enough to keep children safe?

The Online Safety Act is not “job done”, says Molly Russell’s father ahead of the general election

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on social media harms: the tech giants must be more open

Editorial: The online safety bill was a start, but campaigners are right to demand more, especially in situations where a child has died

The Guardian - UK

Tech firms must ‘tame’ algorithms under Ofcom child safety rules

Regulator calls on social media firms to use robust age checks to keep harmful content away from children

The Guardian - UK

Smartphones ban may cause more harm than good, says Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell says parental controls could weaken trust and ‘punish children for tech firms’ failures’

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The Guardian - UK

Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners

Call made for more ambitious legislation to protect children from harmful content on tech platforms

The Guardian - UK

‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s

Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on online child protection: the web needs more health and safety

Editorial: New evidence of Meta’s failures to prioritise safety should be a wake-up call to policymakers

The Guardian - UK

Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says

Exclusive: former senior engineer says social media company has had the tools to do more since Molly Russell’s death

Evening Standard

Teenagers on Instagram and Facebook placed into most restrictive content control settings, Meta says

Additional search terms will be limited on Instagram, Meta has said

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about listening and responding’: MBE for station assistant who saved 29 people

Rizwan Javed, Ian Russell, Camilla Bowry and Mubarak Mahmed honoured for work in charities and mental health

Evening Standard

Molly Russell's father says tech firms still failing to stop the spread of suicide content online

A new report from the Molly Rose Foundation says social media firms are failing to stop the promotion of self-harm and suicide content

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