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In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian classification re…
Hackers include Russia-based actors targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts, parliamentary authorities warnMPs are facing rising numbers of phishing attacks and Russia-based actors are actively targeting the WhatsApp and Signal accounts of politicians a…
Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales has surged by a quarter within a year, figures show, prompting police to call for social…
Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report findsTraffic to pornography websites in the UK has fallen in the wake of age checks being introduced this year while use of specialist software…
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effectsTikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplemen…
Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forcesThe UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take on…
Existence of phrase – to describe content intended to make you angry – shows people are aware of manipulation tactics used online, says Oxford Dictionary publisherGood news for those who find their blood pressure rising as they scroll through their onl…
Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sharing photos or details of children onlineNearly one in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, with harms ranging from threatening to release inti…
Study shows small changes to tone of posts in ‘for you’ feed increase unfavourable feelings towards political opponentsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have …
MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms Children under 16 should be banned from using social media unless their parents decide otherwise, the European parliament has said.MEPs passed a resolution on a…