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UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has fired a warning shot across the bows of major search engines, calling them "one-click gateways" to harmful content.

Content that glorifies or celebrates self-harm and suicide is widely available via internet search engines, Ofcom has warned. The regulator said research carried out on its behalf by the Network Contagion Research Institute found that one in every five links (22%) in the search results it analysed led to content which gloried or offered instruction about self-harm, suicide or eating disorders. The researchers entered common search terms linked to self-injury, as well as more cryptic phrases used

Search engines like Google could serve as gateways to harmful content, which glorifies, celebrates, or offers instruction about self-harm or suicide, the UK's communications regulator Ofcom warns.

The data uncovered through Freedom of Information requests will reinforce fears over the effect of the Government’s punitive welfare policies including sanctions

Attorney General Brenna Bird said, the Chinese-owned app deceives parents by exposing young children to graphic materials, including sexual content, self-harm and illegal drug use.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas alleges in a federal lawsuit that Davis School District administrators treated her “as if she were stupid.” Thomas also says they denied her training and mentorship opportunities that were offered to her white colleagues. The U.S. Department of Justice has investigated the school distr...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas alleges in a federal lawsuit that Davis School District administrators treated her “as if she were stupid.” Thomas also says they denied her training and mentorship opportunities that were offered to her white colleagues. The U.S. Department of Justice has investigated the school distr...

Meta said the new policies will add to its existing slate of more than 30 well-being and parental oversight tools aimed at protecting young users.

Discover Meta's proactive steps to protect teens on Instagram and Facebook from self-harm and eating disorder content, underscoring its dedication to mental health and safer social media practices.

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