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- 6 Aug 2021
Apple Update to Check iPhones for Images of Child Sexual Abuse
New technology will allow iPhones’ operating systems to match abusive photos against a database of known child sexual abuse images. Apple said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images…
- 5 Feb 2025
UK Criminalises AI-Generated Child Abuse Images
United Kingdom has taken a groundbreaking step in the fight against child exploitation by becoming the first country to introduce specific laws targeting Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated child…
- 18 Feb 2017
Airtel, Child Abuse Survivor Discover Common Ground on Touching Lives
Airtel has announced that the next episode of Touching Lives, scheduled to run on television networks across Africa this Saturday, will feature an emotional story on child sexual abuse. Although not…
- 13 Jul 2010
Stakeholders Seek Child Protection against Online Abuse
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunication section have called for concerted effort towards protecting the Nigerian child against online abuses. They spoke at stakeholders’…
- 21 Apr 2026
UK Probes Telegram Over Child Safety Concerns
United Kingdom’s communications regulator, Ofcom , has opened an investigation into Telegram over concerns relating to the spread of child sexual abuse material on the platform. Ofcom said it had…
- 2 Nov 2025
Ndukwe Kalu Foundation 2025 COSPRA Summit Focuses on Empowering Digital Citizens, Building a Safer Online Generation
The Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF) has announced the much-anticipated 2025 edition of its flagship Child Online Safety Protection and Reporting of Abuse (COSPRA) Summit, themed “Empowering Digital…
- 1 Jul 2020
NCC Offers Online Parenting Tips in Wake of COVID-19
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has offered online parenting tips in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of NCC According to the NCC, the…
- 17 Nov 2008
ITU Launches Initiative to Protect Children Online
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has launched a new initiative to safeguard children, the most vulnerable users of the Internet. Ban Ki-Moon , United Nations Secretary-General said this…
- 12 May 2022
African Regulators Plan Continental Online Content Laws
African regulators are developing a harmonised regulation framework for broadcast, video-on-demand and over-the-top content in both legacy and new media. Regulators from Nigeria, SA and Kenya say the…
- 4 Oct 2024
Elon Musk’s X Slammed with $418,000 Fine in Australia for Failing to Provide Child Protection Data
An Australian court has upheld a decision requiring X, formerly known as Twitter, to pay A$610,500 ($418,000) fine after failing to cooperate with a request from the nation’s eSafety Commissioner.…
- 9 Sept 2014
GSI Raises Alarm over Growing Slavery in Nigeria
Nigeria has an estimated number 740,000 people in slavery despite her massive oil reserves and recent plans for rapid socio-economic development, according to Global Slavery Index 2013 which provides…
- 23 Oct 2025
President Trump Pardons Zhao, Convicted Binance Founder
Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump Zhao, also known as "CZ", was sentenced to four months in…
- 11 Feb 2020
Andela, Facebook Host Hackathon4Justice to Create Solutions that Tackle Social Vices
Andela, the engineering-as-a-service business that helps companies build teams quickly and cost-effectively so they can ship faster, hosted 50 students from selected Nigerian tertiary institutions at…
- 17 Jan 2024
Governance Redefined: Anambra State Website, Your Ultimate Source for Verified Information.
Under the visionary leadership of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State has taken a revolutionary step towards enhanced transparency, accessibility, and inclusivity with the unveiling of…
- 18 Oct 2016
AfICTA Boss to African Govts: Provide Tax Holidays to Tech Startups
Dr Jimson Olufuye, chairman of the Africa Information and Communication Technology Alliance (AfICTA), has urged African governments to as a matter of priority, create conducive environment for youths…
- 3 Dec 2025
Senate Considers Bill to Set-up Nationwide Toll-Free Number
Nigerian Senate is considering a bill seeking to establish a uniform, toll-free national emergency number for citizens across the country aimed at strengthening the country’s emergency response…
- 24 Jun 2020
Telecom Body Introduces New Global Guidelines to Protect Kids Online
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched its 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP), aimed at ensuring a safe and empowering online environment for children and young…
- 13 Jul 2021
Reps Mull Compulsory, Free Trackers on Phones for Children Safety
House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that all mobile network operators in Nigeria have an application that allows parents to track the online…
- 24 Aug 2012
Witin Sensitizes on Impact of Technology on Children
Women in Technology in Nigeria (Witin), an information technology group, with grassroot reach, has concluded plans to organize a day forum that will put parents, guardians and others on the alert…
- 28 May 2014
Stop Abusing Jonathan, God Made Him President-First Lady
Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to stop abusing her husband because God Himself made him the head of the nation. Patience gave the advice while addressing children…
- 28 Nov 2015
NSA Partners Microsoft on Curbing Cybercrime Breaches
In a renewed drive to tackle headlong the menacingly advancing cybercrime challenge in Nigeria, platforms and productivity services giant, Microsoft Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja joined forces with the…
- 22 May 2026
Australian Court Upholds Fine Against X Over Child Safety Compliance Failures
An Australian federal court has upheld a fine against social media platform X over failures to comply with child internet safety regulations, bringing to an end a three-year legal dispute between the…
- 6 Aug 2024
Sophos Uncovers How Ransomware Groups Weaponize Stolen Data to Increase Pressure on Targets Who Refuse to Pay
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, Tuesday released a new dark web report, “Turning the Screws: The Pressure Tactics of Ransomware Gangs,” which…
- 27 Mar 2019
DStv to Air Controversial Leaving Neverland Documentary this Weekend
The much-debated two-part documentary Leaving Neverland is a global hot topic at the moment, and DStv customers across Africa don’t have to wait long to see why this Channel 4 and HBO co-production…
- 30 Apr 2024
Binance Crypto Boss Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US money-laundering laws at the world’s largest…
- 14 Mar 2021
Family Lifers Online Platform to Address Marriage Challenges
Living venture has unveiled a family online platform aimed at addressing some of the challenges in the family such as marriage, job among others. The portal www.familylifers.com according to…
- 26 Jul 2014
Stop Insulting Jonathan, Presidency Warns
The Presidency has warned those attacking President Goodluck Jonathan to put a stop to that against the backdrop that any insult melted on the president amounts to embarrassing the entire country.…
- 9 Jan 2026
xAI Faces Backlash Over Grok's 'Digital Undressing' Images
Elon Musk’s xAI is under intense scrutiny after its AI chatbot, Grok, generated a flood of sexually explicit images through user prompts known as “digital undressing,” including some appearing to…
- 25 Aug 2025
MTN Launches Multi-Platform Drive to Promote Safer Digital Behaviour
MTN Nigeria is set to host a youth-led safety event as part of its flagship child online protection initiative, Help Children Be Children (HCBC), aimed at promoting safer digital experiences for…
- 11 Jan 2026
Indonesia Blocks Elon Musk’s Grok Over Deepfake Concerns
Indonesia has become the first country to block access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot, citing its generation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes including pornographic depictions of women and…