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Report calls for web pre-screening to end UK’s child abuse ‘explosion’

The IICSA report cited “unprecedented levels of depravity” and said that encryption is getting in the way of current screening.

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.

It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits.

No need to wait until you’ve gurgled out of your mother’s womb to experience the joys of having your privacy breached.

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data.

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap.

Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.

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It’s a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC’s reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.