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UK social media ban may lock out more than 100,000 teenagers without ID

Watchdog says under-16 ban may affect older teenagers without passport or licence, and that ‘motivated children’ will skirt restrictionsMore than 100,000 British teenagers risk being locked out of social media if they do not have a passport or driving …

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Jane told police intimate photos of her were online. They told her to go to the tech companies

Exclusive: Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds, with many saying complaints are not taken seriouslyWhen Jane* learned that intimate photos of her had been posted on a website without her consent, she expected the p…

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US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests

Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communitiesSchools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing …

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