Child Protection

Norwegian-led investigation into dark web child abuse forums leads to arrests across seven countries

A coordinated international operation supported by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 28 people as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation, with authorities also safeguarding three children.…

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Italian government not planning social media ban for kids, says Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday said her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban on teens like those in the works in France,…

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Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media ‌sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live-streaming platforms, in a fightback against big tech…

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EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children’s social media access

The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be ‌available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as member states…

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England’s FA guilty of delays in implementing child protection measures

Reuters) - England's Football Association (FA) has been found guilty of significant institutional failings in delaying the implementation of child protection measures between October 1995 and May 2000, an independent…

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Government side votes against Opposition proposal to consider the unborn as children – In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon reports that the government side in a Parliamentary Committee voted against an proposal by the Opposition to consider the unborn as children, thus qualifying to the right of protection…

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German Cardinal calls for transparency so that Church wins back trust as silence provoked conspiracy theories

Germany's top cardinal Reinhard Marx slammed the Catholic Church officials for their response to the decades-long pedophilia scandal at a conference called by Pope Francis in Vatican on Saturday. "Sexual abuse of…

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Protection of Minors – Archbishop Scicluna says silence unacceptable

"I will never give up…" Archbishop Charles Scicluna, president of the Maltese Bishops’ Conference, the Pope’s entrusted reformer in combatting and investigating sex abuse, and one of the four organizers…

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