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AI companions exploit teenage loneliness, creating dependencies with serious mental health risks, driven by profit rather than wellbeing. Regulation lags behind, and responsibility remains unclear. Urgent reforms are needed to protect vulnerable adolescents.
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The Borrowed Friend: How AI Companions Profit From Teenage Loneliness

There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a teenager's bedroom at two in the morning. The house is asleep. The phone is t...

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The Guardian Feeds 1d ago

Child safety changes risk separating Australia’s First Nations children from their culture – and causing even more harm
By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent

Indigenous advocates say culture is safety for children. But proposals in Queensland and the Northern Territory could weaken that link

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/22/australia-indigenous-first-nations-children-queensland-northern-territory-child-safety-changes-ntwnfb

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Child safety changes risk separating Australia’s First Nations children from their culture – and causing even more harm

Indigenous advocates say culture is safety for children. But proposals in Queensland and the Northern Territory could weaken that link

The Guardian

Art of FACELESS 4d ago

ICYMI: From the AOF Studio The Toll Gate Goes Up Again https://www.artoffaceless.com/the-toll-gate-goes-up-again/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OnlineSafety #DigitalSupervision #ChildProtection #InternetRegulations #CyberSecurity

World news | The Guardian 4d ago

Whole life order given to UK teacher who sexually abused and murdered adopted baby https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/18/whole-life-order-given-to-uk-teacher-who-sexually-abused-and-murdered-adopted-baby-jamie-varley-preston-davey #Lancashire #England #Crime #UkNews #ChildProtection

Whole-life order given to UK teacher who sexually abused and murdered adopted baby

Jamie Varley jailed for life and partner John McGowan-Fazakerley jailed for 25 years over death of Preston Davey

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World news | The Guardian 4d ago

Church of England apologises for role in forced adoptions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/18/church-of-england-apologises-for-role-in-forced-adoptions #ForcedAdoption #Anglicanism #Adoption #ChildProtection #HumanRights #Christianity #Children #Law #Religion #SocialCare #Society #UkNews #England

Church of England apologises for role in forced adoptions

Church ‘profoundly sorry’ for pain caused to mothers and children separated at birth between 1940s and 1980s

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Headlines Africa 4d ago

Africa: 'Darkest Chapter' - Record Child Violations in 2025, With National Forces Leading the Way: [UN News] For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups - and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT5d1T #ChildRights #HumanRights #Africa #ChildProtection #ArmedConflict

Headlines Africa 5d ago

Africa: Kabale Leaders Urge Communities to Protect Children As Africa Marks Day of the African Child: [Nile Post] As Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Child, child welfare advocates in Kabale District have called on parents, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harmful environments. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT5C11 #DayOfTheAfricanChild #ChildProtection #Uganda #Africa #EndChildAbuse

Opinion | The Guardian US 6d ago

Police failed to act on repeated warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler. But that’s not the most shocking thing about this case https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/queensland-police-failed-to-act-on-repeated-warnings-about-a-violent-man-before-he-killed-a-toddler-mason-lee-ntwnfb #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Queensland #DomesticViolence #ChildProtection #CrimeAustralia #Children

Police failed to act on repeated warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler. But that’s not the most shocking thing about this case

The Mason Lee case was not an anomaly. Queensland’s police and coronial systems work as designed – and that’s the core of the current crisis

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Analyst207 6d ago

UK Plans Facial Scans, ID Checks for Social Media Users

The UK government plans to revolutionize online safety by introducing facial scans and ID checks for social media users, starting with a ban on social media for under-16s. This move aims to give kids their childhood back and protect them from the potential harms of online platforms.

https://osintsights.com/uk-plans-facial-scans-id-checks-for-social-media-users?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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UK Plans Facial Scans, ID Checks for Social Media Users

UK to enforce facial scans and ID checks for social media users; learn how new regulations will impact online safety and what it means for you, read more now.

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