Removing addictive features could be one work around When I joined Facebook in 2009, I believed in the mission that founder Mark Zuckerberg espoused: to connect and empower people around the world. We all know how that turned out. Meta, now the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is focused on generating as much …
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In a bid to crack down on harmful activities, the model – which is designed with young people in mind – aims to limit access to controversial topics such as self-harm and sexual content. In response to growing concerns over the protection of vulnerable people online, OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT model designed specifically …
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Lorena Giuberti Coutinho is a commissioner at Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) and a Professor at IDP in Brasília. She previously worked as an economist at the OECD and contributed to the initial phase of research behind Growing Up in the Social Media Age. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own …
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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 …
