AI tools are increasingly weaponised for coercive control and abuse, with consumer devices and generative tech being exploited at scale. Legal standards and tech design must evolve to match this growing crisis.
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AI and the Abusers Toolkit: When Connection Becomes Control

In the last three months of 2025, Refuge, the largest specialist domestic abuse charity in the United Kingdom, recorded a 62 per cent r...

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Canada's Safe Social Media Act is changing the game. The new law forbids under 16s from using social media and imposes new rules on AI chatbot platforms. Got young ones at home? Be in the know! #CanadaSocialMediaLaw #SafeSocialMediaAct #DigitalSafety Canada's New Social Media Ban for Under-16s: What It Means
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Canada Social Media Ban: New Law Targets Under-16s

Canada's Safe Social Media Act introduces a Canada social media ban for under-16s and new AI chatbot safety rules. Here's what the law actually does.

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Trust & safety isn’t just cleaning up after harm — it’s protecting people before harm happens. Yoel Roth, SVP at Match Group, shares how AI tools and proactive tech are reshaping how platforms keep us safe. Curious about the future of digital safety? Dive in with us. #TrustAndSafety #DigitalSafety #ContentModeration

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Stop Cleaning Up Messes, Start Protecting People 🛡️ - Yoel Roth on Trust and Safety

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Ottawa's soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is expected to table legislation as soon as Wednesday which could restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-social-media-ban-youth-teens-9.7228651?cmp=rss
Ottawa's soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is expected to table legislation as soon as Wednesday which could restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-social-media-ban-youth-teens-9.7228651?cmp=rss
Ottawa's soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is expected to table legislation as soon as Wednesday which could restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-social-media-ban-youth-teens-9.7228651?cmp=rss
Ottawa's soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is expected to table legislation as soon as Wednesday which could restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-social-media-ban-youth-teens-9.7228651?cmp=rss
Apple erweitert Schutzfunktionen für Kinder auf iPhone, iPad und Mac - gadgetChecks - Apple & Smart Home!

Apple erweitert Schutzfunktionen für Kinder auf iPhone, iPad und Mac. Neue Bildschirmzeit-Optionen und Sicherheitsfunktionen sollen Familien unterstützen.

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Chatbot teddies for three‑year‑olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids | The-14

AI teddy bears for kids may seem fun but experts warn of privacy risks, emotional attachment, and reduced social skills in young children.

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Europe's lapse in legal support for child protection tech amid soaring AI-generated abuse highlights a critical gap between technological advancement and regulation. Urgent, cross-sector action is needed to safeguard children online.
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A Detection Crisis Begins: Europe Made Child Protection Unlawful

A trust and safety analyst in a building somewhere in continental Europe arrives at her desk on the morning of Saturday 4 April 2026, o...

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