Snapchat’s new ‘My AI’ chatbot told ‘13-year-old girl’ to meet older man
Snapchat’s new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is capable of giving alarming dating advice to children, an investigation has found.
Online Safety Bill: Bereaved parents to access their children’s data
Tech giants could be forced to grant access to the data on the phones of deceased children under last-minute changes to the Online Safety Bill.
Youngsters watching violence and sex acts on Snapchat
Vulnerable kids are seeing violent fights, stabbings, and sex acts involving children.
More young people use TikTok to access news
Young people are increasingly paying more attention to influencers than journalists, a report has found.
School hires first head of AI to ’embed AI into the curriculum’
The expert will prepare children for the future at a boarding preparatory school in Sussex.
Schoolchildren spend more time online than in the real world
Over half (57 per cent) of youngsters aged five to 13 are spending 23 hours a week – almost a whole day – online.
Mother warns about dangerous TikTok ‘tap out’ challenge
A mother has issued a warning about the TikTok “tap out” challenge after she discovered youngsters playing the game in a playground.
Girl, 16, dies attempting TikTok ‘scarf challenge’
A teenager has died while trying the viral ‘scarf game’ on TikTok – a variation of the deadly ‘blackout challenge’ – that has claimed several lives over the last year.
Flood of fake child porn pictures created by AI could tie up resources for identifying real victims
Real victims of child abuse will be put at increased risk if investigators are deluged by a flood of fake images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), a charity has warned.