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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 17 Sept 2024
Instagram Unveils Teen Accounts with Built-in Parental Control & Privacy
Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts” are being…