23 result(s) for “Children”
The eSafety Commissioner today announced a package of fresh enforcement guidance and grant funding aimed at stopping AI generated sexualised images and helping platforms and communities prevent image based abuse targeting children and young people.
Istanbul’s nine day Kultur Yolu festival closed on October 4 with a final night of opera, dance and pop concerts across the city, drawing large crowds to Galataport and the Ataturk Culture Center and highlighting a program that mixed classical repertoire with contemporary Turkish pop.
The UK regulator Ofcom has issued fresh industry reminders and flagged progress and limits with age assurance, reiterating its investigation into TikTok and pressing search engines and app ecosystems to do more to keep children away from harmful content.
Ofcom today published strengthened guidance for regulated online platforms on the use of artificial intelligence for content moderation, age assurance and transparency. The new guidance sets practical expectations for auditability, human oversight and reporting, and signals closer regulatory scrutiny as the UK pushes to balance online safety with innovation.
A three day cultural festival returns to Colombo Fort on October 3, 2026, pairing authors, jazz performances, visual art and local food vendors in a refreshed celebration that aims to reconnect Sri Lanka’s literary and music scenes with visitors and residents.
SLI Consulting and Philippine Coding Camp signed a cooperation to provide courses, bootcamps and family access to coding and digital skills, aiming to widen the Philippines technology talent pipeline by linking corporate upskilling to early learning for children and teens.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority told the Islamabad High Court that existing law does not let it impose an across‑the‑board age limit or mandatory age verification on social media platforms, and said a new legal framework would be required.
A vehicle drove into a crowd gathered to farewell the Newcastle Knights before the NRL grand final, leaving several people injured and prompting a large emergency response. Police have arrested the driver and an investigation is under way.
After an old interview resurfaced this week, actor Dennis Trillo asked fans to stop the cycle of online attacks, urging empathy for the children involved and a return to respectful dialogue among supporters.
At a Safer Internet Day event in Jakarta on October 2, 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs joined Kemenko PMK, Google Indonesia and YouTube to launch community programs, MOOC courses and creator partnerships aimed at raising digital literacy and strengthening protections for users under 16 in the country’s evolving AI era.
Pakistan launched a series of air and drone strikes across eastern and southern Afghanistan on October 1, saying it hit militant hideouts. Afghan authorities and the United Nations reported civilian casualties, heightening tensions between the neighboring governments already locked in repeated exchanges this year.
The Greek government has moved from policy announcement to implementation planning, telling platforms they must have reliable age verification in place ahead of a January 1, 2027 start date and signalling active supervision by national regulators.
Berlin on Wednesday backed the European Commission’s proposal that would block under 13s from unrestricted social media access and place phased limits on adolescents, saying the move must be turned into enforceable EU law quickly to protect mental health and childhood development.
Dozens of AI produced posters and coordinated posts on Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok helped spread calls to blockade high schools across France this week, investigators and news reports say, complicating efforts to distinguish grassroots student demands from outside agitation.
Finland's national online regulator has signalled a stepped up enforcement posture under the EU Digital Services Act, prioritising protections for children and faster responses to platform removals and transparency requests. The move comes as the EU finalises guidance on how DSA and privacy rules interact.