Cyberflashing to be criminalised under new online safety bill
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyberflashing to be criminalised under new online safety bill

The Independent  

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Call to protect women from online violence
1 month, 1 week ago

Call to protect women from online violence

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The internet has revolutionized our lives, offering unprecedented opportunities for connection, learning and empowerment. Online, women and girls face harassment, stalking, image-based abuse and threats of violence — attacks that often spill into the real world with devastating consequences. Adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable to online violence, as are women who rely upon digital platforms for their …

Women spend more time online than men, but worry more about online harms – Ofcom
1 month, 1 week ago

Women spend more time online than men, but worry more about online harms – Ofcom

The Independent  

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Cyber Laws & Women: HNLU And NCW Host Consultation On Digital Safety For Women
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Laws & Women: HNLU And NCW Host Consultation On Digital Safety For Women

Live Law  

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, in partnership with the National Commission for Women, New Delhi, a statutory body of the Government of India, championing the protection and promotion of women's rights across the country, organized a significant conference titled "Cyber Laws & Women" at its campus in Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar. The conference aimed to shed light on the pressing …

HNLU: Regional Consultation On 'Cyber Laws And Women: A Critical Analysis' In Collaboration With National Commission For Women [16th December]
1 month, 3 weeks ago

HNLU: Regional Consultation On 'Cyber Laws And Women: A Critical Analysis' In Collaboration With National Commission For Women [16th December]

Live Law  

Hidayatullah National Law University, in partnership with the National Commission for Women, will host a One-Day Regional Consultation on 'Cyber Laws and Women: A Critical Analysis' at its Raipur campus on November 16, 2024. Kalluri, IPS, Additional Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh, will serve as the Chief Guest, while Ms. Monika Yadav, Deputy Secretary, National Commission for Women, Delhi, will …

NLU Odisha: Regional Consultation On Law Review of Cyber Crimes Affecting Women In Collaboration With National Commission For Women
1 month, 4 weeks ago

NLU Odisha: Regional Consultation On Law Review of Cyber Crimes Affecting Women In Collaboration With National Commission For Women

Live Law  

The Centre for Women and Law, National Law University Odisha in collaboration with the National Commission for Women hosted the "Regional Consultation on Law Review of Cyber Crimes Affecting Women" on campus. The consultation brought together legal scholars, law enforcement officials, and judicial experts to address critical gaps in current cyber laws affecting women and discuss potential amendments for better …

Online grooming crimes reach record levels, NSPCC says
2 months, 1 week ago

Online grooming crimes reach record levels, NSPCC says

The Independent  

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New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Online safety laws ‘pose substantial risks to our economy’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Online safety laws ‘pose substantial risks to our economy’

The Telegraph  

Looming online safety laws pose “substantial risks” to the economy, ministers have been warned, amid fears the new red tape will smother small tech businesses. Sir David Davis, a former Cabinet minister, has called for a new review of forthcoming tech regulation, which is designed to protect children from harmful online content. In a letter to Peter Kyle, the secretary …

AI-generated child sex abuse content increasingly found on open web – watchdog
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AI-generated child sex abuse content increasingly found on open web – watchdog

The Independent  

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Technology Secretary says firms must ‘bake’ safety at centre of new products
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Technology Secretary says firms must ‘bake’ safety at centre of new products

The Independent  

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Speed up laws to prevent children seeing harmful content online, Technology Secretary tells Ofcom
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Speed up laws to prevent children seeing harmful content online, Technology Secretary tells Ofcom

The Telegraph  

New laws to protect children from harmful online content such as suicide, self-harm and pornography must be introduced faster, the Technology Secretary has told Ofcom. In a letter to the head of the online regulator, Peter Kyle said it was “incredibly important” to introduce measures in the Online Safety Act “as soon as possible” amid concerns that they will not …

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn

The Independent  

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Ofcom hiring more online safety staff amid calls to tackle misinformation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ofcom hiring more online safety staff amid calls to tackle misinformation

The Independent  

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Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children
5 months, 1 week ago

Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children

The Independent  

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Prioritise children’s online safety at election to tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of sexual abuse, experts urge
7 months ago

Prioritise children’s online safety at election to tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of sexual abuse, experts urge

The Independent  

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Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse

Associated Press  

A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. “Almost certainly in the years to come, the CyberTipline will just be flooded with highly …

Cyberflashing: Understanding new law that bans sending unwanted nude pictures
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyberflashing: Understanding new law that bans sending unwanted nude pictures

The Independent  

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Brianna Ghey’s mother says child online safety laws should be ‘more drastic’
11 months ago

Brianna Ghey’s mother says child online safety laws should be ‘more drastic’

The Independent  

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Majority of boys aged 11-14 ‘exposed to online content that promotes misogyny’
11 months ago

Majority of boys aged 11-14 ‘exposed to online content that promotes misogyny’

The Independent  

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Criminal offences for cyberflashing and epilepsy-trolling take effect
11 months, 1 week ago

Criminal offences for cyberflashing and epilepsy-trolling take effect

The Independent  

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How safe is the online space for children in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

How safe is the online space for children in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission released a set of guidelines last month for the Central and State governments to tackle the problem of Child Sexual Abuse Material or CSAM on the internet. The NHRC says, that according to the Cyber Tipline 2022 statistics, of the 32 million reports received about child sexual abuse material, 5.6 million reports were uploaded by …

UK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
1 year, 3 months ago

UK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google, and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta. The new law requires social media platforms to take down illegal content, including child sexual abuse, hate speech and terrorism, revenge porn and posts promoting …

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
1 year, 3 months ago

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

The Independent  

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Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament
1 year, 3 months ago

Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament

The Independent  

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Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

The Hindu  

Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. The Australian Information Industry Association, which represents the information and communications technology industry in Australia but not the online dating sector, welcomed the …

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. The Australian Information Industry Association, which represents the information and communications technology industry in Australia but not the online dating …

‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of Scottish women have suffered online violence
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of Scottish women have suffered online violence

The Independent  

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Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’
1 year, 4 months ago

Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’

The Independent  

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Black women more likely to be a victim of cyber flashing, landmark study reveals
1 year, 5 months ago

Black women more likely to be a victim of cyber flashing, landmark study reveals

The Independent  

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Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content
1 year, 6 months ago

Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content

The Hindu  

Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography in an update to long-delayed legislation that is being closely watched by the tech industry. Britain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling over how to protect social media users, and in particular children, from harmful content …

Internet users encouraging self-harm to face five years in jail under new plans
1 year, 7 months ago

Internet users encouraging self-harm to face five years in jail under new plans

The Independent  

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Kate Winslet calls on Government to ‘criminalise harmful content’
1 year, 7 months ago

Kate Winslet calls on Government to ‘criminalise harmful content’

The Independent  

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Lack of awareness about abuses a key driver of rising cybercrimes involving children
1 year, 8 months ago

Lack of awareness about abuses a key driver of rising cybercrimes involving children

The Hindu  

Lack of uniformity in cybersecurity-enabled devices, absence of actionable parental concern, and lack of awareness among children about cyberabuses are key drivers of rising cybercrimes involving children in India, cautioned Shamini Murugesh, Chief Mentor, WNS Cares Foundation and Creator of CyberSmart, a free-for-all, gamified portal for children, that teaches ways to stay safe online in a fun way. Cyberstalking, cyberbullying, …

Women and girls ‘traumatised’ by social media, warns Georgia Harrison
1 year, 8 months ago

Women and girls ‘traumatised’ by social media, warns Georgia Harrison

The Independent  

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‘Add code of practice to Bill to prevent violence against women and girls online’
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Add code of practice to Bill to prevent violence against women and girls online’

The Independent  

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Reviewing ‘safe harbour’ protections under Digital India bill: MoS Chandrasekhar
1 year, 9 months ago

Reviewing ‘safe harbour’ protections under Digital India bill: MoS Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The government is reconsidering “safe harbour” protections for social media companies as it looks to classify them based on the functions they perform, the junior minister for electronics and technology said on Thursday during a consultation meeting for the much-awaited Digital India bill. “There is a need for a different set of rules for each class of intermediaries,” Union minister …

8 in 10 Urban Indian Women Use Internet; Many Demand National Hotline Against Online Abuse, Fraud: Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

8 in 10 Urban Indian Women Use Internet; Many Demand National Hotline Against Online Abuse, Fraud: Survey

News 18  

On International Women’s Day 2023, a survey has shown though 8 out of 10 women in India have access to the Internet, but most of them face online abuse, harassment, trolling and fraud. Of which, 46% favoured ‘Women Cyber Grievance’ hotline should be started by the government to respond to the complaints within 24 hours, 60% prioritised National Women Cyber …

UK waters down online restrictions after free speech outcry
2 years, 1 month ago

UK waters down online restrictions after free speech outcry

The Hindu  

Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is "legal but harmful" from their platforms after campaigners and lawmakers raised concerns that the move could curtail free speech, the government said on Monday. The government had previously said social media companies could be fined up to 10% of turnover or 18 million pounds if they failed to stamp …

Online Safety Bill to tackle ‘absurd situation’ of age limit verification
2 years, 1 month ago

Online Safety Bill to tackle ‘absurd situation’ of age limit verification

The Independent  

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Online Safety Bill to remove ‘legal but harmful’ content measures
2 years, 1 month ago

Online Safety Bill to remove ‘legal but harmful’ content measures

The Independent  

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Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report
2 years, 1 month ago

Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

The Independent  

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Almost three-quarters of dating app users subjected to online sexual violence, study finds
2 years, 3 months ago

Almost three-quarters of dating app users subjected to online sexual violence, study finds

ABC  

Dan* would do all the things you'd expect before a Grindr date – brush his teeth, comb his hair – but he'd also turn on his location, send his friend a photo of the person he was with, their phone numbers, as well as a link to their social media platforms. Almost three-quarters of dating app users have been subjected …

Tory leadership hopeful says Online Safety Bill ‘in no fit state to become law’
2 years, 5 months ago

Tory leadership hopeful says Online Safety Bill ‘in no fit state to become law’

The Independent  

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Emily Atack went to police after receiving ‘disgusting’ threats from online trolls
2 years, 8 months ago

Emily Atack went to police after receiving ‘disgusting’ threats from online trolls

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Tory MP Maria Miller tells how she was cyber-flashed while on busy train into Waterloo
2 years, 9 months ago

Tory MP Maria Miller tells how she was cyber-flashed while on busy train into Waterloo

Daily Mail  

A Conservative MP who was cyber-flashed while on a busy train to London revealed she has become accustomed to a 'regular bombardment of online verbal abuse, rape, and even death threats'. Basingstoke MP Maria Miller, 57, recalled the moment she received an unsolicited explicit image without consent of a man's genitalia by someone she was sharing a packed train with …

Cyberflashing: What is it and is it illegal?
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyberflashing: What is it and is it illegal?

The Independent  

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Increase in number of rape cases by friends on social media, report by Mum police
2 years, 10 months ago

Increase in number of rape cases by friends on social media, report by Mum police

The Hindu  

There has been an increase in the number of rape cases against women and children by friends made on social media on the promise of marrying them, says the Annual Police Report of 2021. Talking about steps taken to ensure prevention of crime against women, Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale said, “Each police station has one Nirbhaya Squad that works …

Twitter and Reddit users in the UK could be age-checked under government plans for porn sites
2 years, 10 months ago

Twitter and Reddit users in the UK could be age-checked under government plans for porn sites

Daily Mail  

UK users of social media platforms Twitter and Reddit could be forced to submit passport or credit card details under new online safety proposals. UK users of social media platforms Twitter and Reddit could be forced to submit passport or credit card details under new online safety proposals Twitter and Reddit, which between them see over 750 million monthly global …

Porn sites to be required to verify age of UK users under online safety law plans
2 years, 11 months ago

Porn sites to be required to verify age of UK users under online safety law plans

The Independent  

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