Do you think that social media should be banned for under 16s?
I want to know your thoughts. Complete my survey. ⬇️
https://loom.ly/XZMGACo
#socialmedia #socialmediaban #onlineharm
I want to know your thoughts. Complete my survey. ⬇️
https://loom.ly/XZMGACo
#socialmedia #socialmediaban #onlineharm
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Do you think that social media should be banned for under 16s?
I want to know your thoughts. Complete my survey. ⬇️
https://loom.ly/XZMGACo
#socialmedia #socialmediaban #onlineharm
I want to know your thoughts. Complete my survey. ⬇️
https://loom.ly/XZMGACo
#socialmedia #socialmediaban #onlineharm
I thought about this toolkit some more. I think it's awesome how women rally to protect themselves and others in the face of both physical, and now online, violence. It's solidarity. It's feminism. But why is it that we are always left to protect ourselves? www.women.govt.nz/onlineharm
Free to lead toolkit
Gain confidence to navigate online harm and remain active and engaged online.
www.women.govt.nz
May 1, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I thought about this toolkit some more. I think it's awesome how women rally to protect themselves and others in the face of both physical, and now online, violence. It's solidarity. It's feminism. But why is it that we are always left to protect ourselves? www.women.govt.nz/onlineharm
A recent thwarted bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga has brought to light the alarming trend of how online platforms can gamify hate and facilitate gendered radicalization.
Read more from @davidnemer.com & Arthur Coelho Bezerra: tinyurl.com/yc4ev2cd
#onlineharm #hatespeech #extremismstudies
Read more from @davidnemer.com & Arthur Coelho Bezerra: tinyurl.com/yc4ev2cd
#onlineharm #hatespeech #extremismstudies
Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization
Instead of promoting diversity, many social networks and other popular digital platforms function as machines for the production and circulation of hate.
tinyurl.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A recent thwarted bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga has brought to light the alarming trend of how online platforms can gamify hate and facilitate gendered radicalization.
Read more from @davidnemer.com & Arthur Coelho Bezerra: tinyurl.com/yc4ev2cd
#onlineharm #hatespeech #extremismstudies
Read more from @davidnemer.com & Arthur Coelho Bezerra: tinyurl.com/yc4ev2cd
#onlineharm #hatespeech #extremismstudies
Here's my latest op-ed where I set out what the government can do to ensure the human rights of women and queer politicians, and protect them from online violence.
#nzpol #onlinesafety #onlineharm #genderequality
theconversation.com/a-damning-st...
#nzpol #onlinesafety #onlineharm #genderequality
theconversation.com/a-damning-st...
A damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed
A legal framework for protecting women MPs has already been developed. The government should revive it, and address the underlying causes of online abuse.
theconversation.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Here's my latest op-ed where I set out what the government can do to ensure the human rights of women and queer politicians, and protect them from online violence.
#nzpol #onlinesafety #onlineharm #genderequality
theconversation.com/a-damning-st...
#nzpol #onlinesafety #onlineharm #genderequality
theconversation.com/a-damning-st...
New paper 💡 moderation methods by social media platforms are inadequate to protect their most vulnerable users. Read more below.
#trustandsafety #contentmoderation #onlineharm
#trustandsafety #contentmoderation #onlineharm
Online platforms need to improve the ways they moderate self-harm and suicide content, to keep moderators and users safe
New study led by @zoehaime.bsky.social and Lucy Biddle has been published in Digital Society
bit.ly/4gNukIF
New study led by @zoehaime.bsky.social and Lucy Biddle has been published in Digital Society
bit.ly/4gNukIF
Procedures for moderating self-harm and suicide content online are inadequate, study finds - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
Online platforms need to improve the ways they moderate self-harm and suicide content, to keep moderators and users safe, according to a study led by researchers from NIHR Bristol BRC and University o...
bit.ly
February 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New paper 💡 moderation methods by social media platforms are inadequate to protect their most vulnerable users. Read more below.
#trustandsafety #contentmoderation #onlineharm
#trustandsafety #contentmoderation #onlineharm
🧵 5/5
As debates around bans, restrictions & platform responsibility continue, children’s voices must remain central to the conversation.
Safer online spaces cannot be built without listening to the young people who use them every day.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #safeguarding
As debates around bans, restrictions & platform responsibility continue, children’s voices must remain central to the conversation.
Safer online spaces cannot be built without listening to the young people who use them every day.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #safeguarding
May 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🧵 5/5
As debates around bans, restrictions & platform responsibility continue, children’s voices must remain central to the conversation.
Safer online spaces cannot be built without listening to the young people who use them every day.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #safeguarding
As debates around bans, restrictions & platform responsibility continue, children’s voices must remain central to the conversation.
Safer online spaces cannot be built without listening to the young people who use them every day.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #safeguarding
I support this fully.
#BC #Supremecourt to hear the case.
Perhaps it may lay groundwork for subsequent cases, address #protections against #onlineharm and responsibility.
Canada is behind after the Online Harms acts died in 2025 with dissolution of HofC and change of leadership.
#cdnpoli
#BC #Supremecourt to hear the case.
Perhaps it may lay groundwork for subsequent cases, address #protections against #onlineharm and responsibility.
Canada is behind after the Online Harms acts died in 2025 with dissolution of HofC and change of leadership.
#cdnpoli
Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI | CBC News
The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to prompts from the shooter related to violence.
www.cbc.ca
March 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I support this fully.
#BC #Supremecourt to hear the case.
Perhaps it may lay groundwork for subsequent cases, address #protections against #onlineharm and responsibility.
Canada is behind after the Online Harms acts died in 2025 with dissolution of HofC and change of leadership.
#cdnpoli
#BC #Supremecourt to hear the case.
Perhaps it may lay groundwork for subsequent cases, address #protections against #onlineharm and responsibility.
Canada is behind after the Online Harms acts died in 2025 with dissolution of HofC and change of leadership.
#cdnpoli
🧵 2/6
Harmful platform design, manipulative algorithms, & the ease of accessing or sharing CSAM continue to put children at risk.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Harmful platform design, manipulative algorithms, & the ease of accessing or sharing CSAM continue to put children at risk.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🧵 2/6
Harmful platform design, manipulative algorithms, & the ease of accessing or sharing CSAM continue to put children at risk.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Harmful platform design, manipulative algorithms, & the ease of accessing or sharing CSAM continue to put children at risk.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Associate Professor in Digital Futures at the University of Bath Dr Olivia Brown appeared on This Morning today to discuss #Adolescence and how parents should talk to their children about #OnlineHarm.
#ResearchWithImpact
#ResearchWithImpact
March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Associate Professor in Digital Futures at the University of Bath Dr Olivia Brown appeared on This Morning today to discuss #Adolescence and how parents should talk to their children about #OnlineHarm.
#ResearchWithImpact
#ResearchWithImpact
🧵 6/6
🛡️ We need evidence-based interventions that interrupt harm early.
🛡️ & we need collaboration across research, government, tech & education to make it happen.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
🛡️ We need evidence-based interventions that interrupt harm early.
🛡️ & we need collaboration across research, government, tech & education to make it happen.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🧵 6/6
🛡️ We need evidence-based interventions that interrupt harm early.
🛡️ & we need collaboration across research, government, tech & education to make it happen.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
🛡️ We need evidence-based interventions that interrupt harm early.
🛡️ & we need collaboration across research, government, tech & education to make it happen.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Hey #Canada,
It’s hypocritical that the Canadian govt wants to produce anti-hate #CriminalCode and #Onlineharm bills but with #CSAM, children sexual assault media, deep fakes are shared #withoutmoderation on #x/Grok.
The federal government is not considering banning the #X platform. #cdnpoli
It’s hypocritical that the Canadian govt wants to produce anti-hate #CriminalCode and #Onlineharm bills but with #CSAM, children sexual assault media, deep fakes are shared #withoutmoderation on #x/Grok.
The federal government is not considering banning the #X platform. #cdnpoli
Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says Canada isn’t considering a ban of the social media platform X, though his office says discussions about X’s deepfake controversy are underway.
ground.news
January 12, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Hey #Canada,
It’s hypocritical that the Canadian govt wants to produce anti-hate #CriminalCode and #Onlineharm bills but with #CSAM, children sexual assault media, deep fakes are shared #withoutmoderation on #x/Grok.
The federal government is not considering banning the #X platform. #cdnpoli
It’s hypocritical that the Canadian govt wants to produce anti-hate #CriminalCode and #Onlineharm bills but with #CSAM, children sexual assault media, deep fakes are shared #withoutmoderation on #x/Grok.
The federal government is not considering banning the #X platform. #cdnpoli
As the UK Government consultation on a potential minimum age for social media comes to a close, young people in Wales are making one thing clear: their views are not simple & they deserve to be heard.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3eyf4jry
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding
🔗 tinyurl.com/3eyf4jry
🧵👇
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding
Social media 'is vital', say Welsh teens arguing against a ban
A group of teenagers claim they need social media "to survive", but one head calls it "a disaster".
tinyurl.com
May 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
As the UK Government consultation on a potential minimum age for social media comes to a close, young people in Wales are making one thing clear: their views are not simple & they deserve to be heard.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3eyf4jry
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding
🔗 tinyurl.com/3eyf4jry
🧵👇
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding
First time I have picked up a Stylist since before lockdown 😄 - just sat down to read it, and the cover and theme is making me 😞 Props to them for covering this issue #VAWG #onlineharm #misogyny
March 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
First time I have picked up a Stylist since before lockdown 😄 - just sat down to read it, and the cover and theme is making me 😞 Props to them for covering this issue #VAWG #onlineharm #misogyny
🧵 4/5
Several also pointed to the responsibility of technology companies, arguing that children should not lose access because platforms have failed to make their spaces safer.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding #digitalsafeguarding
Several also pointed to the responsibility of technology companies, arguing that children should not lose access because platforms have failed to make their spaces safer.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding #digitalsafeguarding
May 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🧵 4/5
Several also pointed to the responsibility of technology companies, arguing that children should not lose access because platforms have failed to make their spaces safer.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding #digitalsafeguarding
Several also pointed to the responsibility of technology companies, arguing that children should not lose access because platforms have failed to make their spaces safer.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #childsafeguarding #safeguarding #digitalsafeguarding
TLDR (3/4):
As Kerry Smith, CEO of the @iwf.org.uk, stressed:
“Failing to act would be to fail so many victims whose abuse we witness every day.”
#DRAGON #VAWG #onlineharm #onlineharms #onlinesafety
As Kerry Smith, CEO of the @iwf.org.uk, stressed:
“Failing to act would be to fail so many victims whose abuse we witness every day.”
#DRAGON #VAWG #onlineharm #onlineharms #onlinesafety
August 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
TLDR (3/4):
As Kerry Smith, CEO of the @iwf.org.uk, stressed:
“Failing to act would be to fail so many victims whose abuse we witness every day.”
#DRAGON #VAWG #onlineharm #onlineharms #onlinesafety
As Kerry Smith, CEO of the @iwf.org.uk, stressed:
“Failing to act would be to fail so many victims whose abuse we witness every day.”
#DRAGON #VAWG #onlineharm #onlineharms #onlinesafety
🧵 5/6
Because children deserve digital spaces designed for protection, not profit.
🛡️ We need platforms to build safety into their architecture.
🛡️ We need systems that detect grooming & block CSAM circulation.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Because children deserve digital spaces designed for protection, not profit.
🛡️ We need platforms to build safety into their architecture.
🛡️ We need systems that detect grooming & block CSAM circulation.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🧵 5/6
Because children deserve digital spaces designed for protection, not profit.
🛡️ We need platforms to build safety into their architecture.
🛡️ We need systems that detect grooming & block CSAM circulation.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
Because children deserve digital spaces designed for protection, not profit.
🛡️ We need platforms to build safety into their architecture.
🛡️ We need systems that detect grooming & block CSAM circulation.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
New research highlighted by Associate Professor Thao Ha sheds light on a growing but often overlooked issue: digital intimate partner violence among teenagers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4rcezams
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
🔗 tinyurl.com/4rcezams
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
ASU professor confronts a hidden global crisis: Digital intimate partner violence among teens | ASU News
Every day, just over 60% of American teenagers use TikTok and Instagram, and 55% use Snapchat — with more than 10% of these adolescents reporting being on these apps constantly, according to the most ...
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New research highlighted by Associate Professor Thao Ha sheds light on a growing but often overlooked issue: digital intimate partner violence among teenagers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4rcezams
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
🔗 tinyurl.com/4rcezams
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
🧵 3/6
The article calls for a shift towards Safety by Design & a digital duty of care — embedding protection into platforms from the ground up, rather than playing reactive “whack-a-mole” with online harm.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
The article calls for a shift towards Safety by Design & a digital duty of care — embedding protection into platforms from the ground up, rather than playing reactive “whack-a-mole” with online harm.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🧵 3/6
The article calls for a shift towards Safety by Design & a digital duty of care — embedding protection into platforms from the ground up, rather than playing reactive “whack-a-mole” with online harm.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
The article calls for a shift towards Safety by Design & a digital duty of care — embedding protection into platforms from the ground up, rather than playing reactive “whack-a-mole” with online harm.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #tech #safetybydesign
A new article by Laura Bates in The Guardian highlights how immersive platforms like Meta’s Horizon Worlds are failing to tackle online misogyny, harassment, and child safety.
🔗 tinyurl.com/y73vanwa
#onlinesafety #onlineharm #misogyny #metaverse
🔗 tinyurl.com/y73vanwa
#onlinesafety #onlineharm #misogyny #metaverse
Misogyny in the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no-go area for women?
Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse – and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it to...
tinyurl.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A new article by Laura Bates in The Guardian highlights how immersive platforms like Meta’s Horizon Worlds are failing to tackle online misogyny, harassment, and child safety.
🔗 tinyurl.com/y73vanwa
#onlinesafety #onlineharm #misogyny #metaverse
🔗 tinyurl.com/y73vanwa
#onlinesafety #onlineharm #misogyny #metaverse
A powerful new #SafetyNet Manifesto, created by 109 young people (ages 13–24) across 10 countries, uncovers their top priorities for digital safety and rights.
Read more: www.safefutureshub.org/resources/sa...
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #digitalsafeguarding
Read more: www.safefutureshub.org/resources/sa...
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #digitalsafeguarding
SafetyNet insights from young people around the world
Guided by over 100 young peoples’ insights regarding the future of digital rights and online-facilitated child sexual abuse – this manifesto highlights…
www.safefutureshub.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A powerful new #SafetyNet Manifesto, created by 109 young people (ages 13–24) across 10 countries, uncovers their top priorities for digital safety and rights.
Read more: www.safefutureshub.org/resources/sa...
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #digitalsafeguarding
Read more: www.safefutureshub.org/resources/sa...
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #digitalsafeguarding
A new report reveals a 380% surge in AI-generated child sexual abuse images hosted on EU-based servers in 2024.
In response, the EU are bringing in new measures to tackle this issue.
Read more (or scroll down for the TLDR): tinyurl.com/2a4539a4
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm
In response, the EU are bringing in new measures to tackle this issue.
Read more (or scroll down for the TLDR): tinyurl.com/2a4539a4
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm
EU leads the way in tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material
EU Parliament backs urgent laws to ban AI-generated CSAM and protect children from evolving online abuse threats.
tinyurl.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A new report reveals a 380% surge in AI-generated child sexual abuse images hosted on EU-based servers in 2024.
In response, the EU are bringing in new measures to tackle this issue.
Read more (or scroll down for the TLDR): tinyurl.com/2a4539a4
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm
In response, the EU are bringing in new measures to tackle this issue.
Read more (or scroll down for the TLDR): tinyurl.com/2a4539a4
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm
TLDR (2/3):
📱 The variety of reporting systems across platforms means children are technically capable, but often lack confidence or motivation to act.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #digitalsafeguarding #digitalprotection #digitalsafety
📱 The variety of reporting systems across platforms means children are technically capable, but often lack confidence or motivation to act.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #digitalsafeguarding #digitalprotection #digitalsafety
July 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
TLDR (2/3):
📱 The variety of reporting systems across platforms means children are technically capable, but often lack confidence or motivation to act.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #digitalsafeguarding #digitalprotection #digitalsafety
📱 The variety of reporting systems across platforms means children are technically capable, but often lack confidence or motivation to act.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #digitalsafeguarding #digitalprotection #digitalsafety
🧵 6/6
But this case is exposing how slow & reactive regulation can be when powerful AI tools are released without effective safety-by-design.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #AI #Grok
But this case is exposing how slow & reactive regulation can be when powerful AI tools are released without effective safety-by-design.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #AI #Grok
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
🧵 6/6
But this case is exposing how slow & reactive regulation can be when powerful AI tools are released without effective safety-by-design.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #AI #Grok
But this case is exposing how slow & reactive regulation can be when powerful AI tools are released without effective safety-by-design.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #AI #Grok
TLDR (4/5):
Vulnerable children, particularly those who appear “older” or come from marginalised backgrounds, could again face prejudice instead of protection.
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding #digitalsafety #digitalsafeguarding
Vulnerable children, particularly those who appear “older” or come from marginalised backgrounds, could again face prejudice instead of protection.
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding #digitalsafety #digitalsafeguarding
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
TLDR (4/5):
Vulnerable children, particularly those who appear “older” or come from marginalised backgrounds, could again face prejudice instead of protection.
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding #digitalsafety #digitalsafeguarding
Vulnerable children, particularly those who appear “older” or come from marginalised backgrounds, could again face prejudice instead of protection.
#DRAGON #onlineharm #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding #digitalsafety #digitalsafeguarding
A study examined 10 years of activity in antisemitic & Islamophobic Facebook groups sheds light on how online hate communities sustain themselves over time & the role language & narrative play in keeping them active.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4h387c5z
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#extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety
🔗 tinyurl.com/4h387c5z
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#extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety
Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations
Repeating harmful ideas online, or regularly making fresh accusations, keeps hate groups alive.
tinyurl.com
May 11, 2026 at 9:44 AM
A study examined 10 years of activity in antisemitic & Islamophobic Facebook groups sheds light on how online hate communities sustain themselves over time & the role language & narrative play in keeping them active.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4h387c5z
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#extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety
🔗 tinyurl.com/4h387c5z
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#extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety