Child Safety

AI literacy is essential for children and young people, enabling them to verify information, identify errors in AI-generated content, protect their privacy, and seek support when something online confuses or concerns them.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already part of the everyday lives of children and young people in Montenegro. This is why AI-specific, and overall …

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A new survey, led by Monash University researchers and funded by global digital child protection organisation UNICEF’s Safe Online, is inviting Australians to participate in a national research project focused on improving responses to unknowing victim-survivors of online child sexual exploitation. Over 300 million children are victims of tech-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse, according …

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Indigenous advocates say culture is safety for children. But proposals in Queensland and the Northern Territory could weaken that link In Melissa’s* five-bedroom home, with a large backyard granny flat, space is at a premium. It has to be. Over the years she has made room for her brother’s children and teenage foster kids and …

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Punjab’s digital governance model under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has achieved a major international milestone as the Punjab Safe Cities Authority’s (PSCA) flagship initiative, “Mera Pyara” (Virtual Center for Child Safety), secured recognition as a Champion Project at the WSIS Prizes 2026, organized under the auspices of the United Nations. According …

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Groups claim game platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs. Online child safety campaigners including Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling writer on the mental health impacts of social media, have called on the Trump administration to investigate Roblox, the booming gaming and chat platform used by 150 million people daily, including a large number of under-13s. …

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