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Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

One in 10 adolescents are being targeted by sexual extortion, where they're threatened with a private image and made to hand over money or more intimate photos.

AAP

Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Independent UK

Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

Evening Standard

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Cops find 150 videos of Las Vegas woman sexually abusing her dog as she admits to heinous crimes

Five videos show Brennah Montgomery’s face, while others show the woman using peanut butter, police say

The Independent UK

Kidnapped Girl Rescued From Man She Met on Snapchat After Holding 'Help Me' Sign in Car Window

The man kidnapped the minor at gunpoint from her San Antonio home and drove her to California.

Latin Times

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel mocks Mark Zuckerberg on LinkedIn, says he’s the ‘VP of Product @ Meta’ because of all the features Facebook and Instagram have replicated from his app

Instagram has made its own versions of the stories and face filters pioneered by Snapchat.

Fortune

Judge clapped as paedophile jailed for 28 years

Former ice hockey player Philip Hamer, 34, groomed girls as young as 11.

Evening Standard

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Snap Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat. Snapchat Parent Is Under 'TikTok Shadow.'

Snap stock fell even though Snapchat's parent company reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that beat expectations.

Investors Business Daily

Katie Price gives health update on her lungs amid mother Amy's terminal disease

Price also had fears about her lungs due to her vaping habit of a year

Evening Standard

The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer?

Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis

The Guardian - UK

College Student Accused of Encouraging Others to Take Sexually Suggestive Photos of Women Without Their Consent

An Iowa student was arrested for following two women's locations on Snapchat, taking photos of them without their consent and encouraging a group to do the same.

Latin Times

Parents of children who took their own life are taking TikTok to court

TikTok said its guidelines forbid any promotion of suicide and that it employs 40,000 trust and safety professionals worldwide

The Independent UK

Trump Puts TikTok Ban Enforcement On Hold. What's Next For Meta, Snap Stock?

Meta stock was slightly higher Tuesday even after Trump delayed the ban on its top rival.

Investors Business Daily

Gang of youths who punched and stabbed transgender teen in attack planned on Snapchat jailed

She was stabbed nine times with the attack filmed and shared on social media

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Shocking moment gang of 'misfits' carry out savage attack on transgender teenager lured to London roller disco

The victim of the transphobic attack asked for footage of the brutal assault to be released to show reality of hate crime

Evening Standard

Elianne Andam: Teenager guilty of murdering schoolgirl in Croydon teddy bear row

Hassan Sentamu was found guilty after an Old Bailey trial

Investors Business Daily

Meta, Snap Stocks Fall Amid Late Scramble To Save TikTok

Both President Biden and President-elect Trump are reportedly weighing action to prevent a total TikTok shutdown.

Investors Business Daily

TikTok Ban: What To Know And Stocks To Watch With Deadline Looming

The TikTok ban will take effect Sunday. What could save the app and how Meta stock, Google and others could benefit.

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Forget Meta's Orion, I tried Snap's sci-fi Spectacles and they blew my mind

Snap's fifth-gen Spectacles really opened my eyes when I got to try them out – here are my thoughts.

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Exploring Tiktok Alternatives: Rednote, Lemon8, Instagram Reels, And More

Explore potential TikTok alternatives as U.S. ban looms. Instagram, YouTube, Xiaohongshu among options. Stay informed on the evolving social media landscape.

The Independent UK

Looming TikTok ban leads some users to look for alternative apps. Here are some that are out there

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app

Tom’s Guide

8 TikTok alternatives — where to go if the app gets banned

With TikTok facing a potential US ban, we explore the top alternative platforms for short-form video content, from established social media giants to emerging specialized apps.

The Independent UK

Jools’ Law: Mother battling social media firms for answers over son’s death urges MPs to act

Left not knowing why her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died, Ellen Roome has campaigned for years for access to his online data – now her petition on proposed changes to online safety law is being debated in parliament

The Guardian - UK

‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back

The government has promised a crackdown on synthetic image abuse – but campaigners warn it doesn’t go far enough

The Guardian - UK

‘Each year you delay giving a phone is a big win’: child screen-time solutions from around the world

From stringent legislation to grassroots action, Australia and Spain lead the way in tackling children’s use of mobile phones and tablets

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