UK plans a phone ban for kids
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 09:34

UK plans a phone ban for kids


This will go down well

The UK Parliament is considering new legislation to curb young people's smartphone usage to address growing concerns over children's mental health and digital well-being.

Louisiana lawmakers ban children from social media
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Kids will need a parent’s permission to create accounts

Out-of-touch Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill prohibiting minors from creating social media accounts without parental consent.

Kids can't understand how computers work any more
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No idea about directories, folders, or files

Having moved from generations who were frightened to touch computers because they were frightened something would go wrong, The Verge reports that professors are increasingly seeing the rise of a generation that can’t understand even the basic fundamentals of how computers and operating systems work.

Google faces child tracking case
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Tuesday, 15 September 2020 10:12

Google faces child tracking case


Multi-billion pound law suit

Search engine outfit Google faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the UK over claims that YouTube routinely breaks privacy laws by tracking children online.

Kids rush to study computer science
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Friday, 25 January 2019 09:51

Kids rush to study computer science


Now there is a teacher shortage

US college students are rushing in record numbers to study computer science creating a problem for universities.

Chinese kids building AI weapons
Published in AI
Thursday, 08 November 2018 11:59

Chinese kids building AI weapons


Recruited straight from school

Some of China's smartest students have been recruited straight from high school to begin training as the world's youngest AI weapons scientists.

Disney sued for collecting kids data
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Thursday, 10 August 2017 11:48

Disney sued for collecting kids data


Mobile apps facilitate "commercial exploitation" of children


Mickey Mouse outfit Walt Disney has been secretly collecting personal information on children which it shares illegally with advertisers without parental consent, according to a federal lawsuit filed late last week in California.

UK government set to define proper sex
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Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:09

UK government set to define proper sex


Think of the children

The UK government has decided that it will ban all web sites which depict “unconventional sex”.

Ipads are child abuse claims Dr House
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Wednesday, 23 September 2015 13:59

Ipads are child abuse claims Dr House


They will melt your p
recious little snowflake's brains 

Giving a child an iPad is child abuse a top psychologist with the bankable name of Dr Richard House.

Apple censors charity concert for a quick buck
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PR...  Apple has heard of it

Fruity cargo cult Apple slumped to a new low over the weekend after it appears to have threatened a law suit if the popular beat combo artist Drake was heard on a rival music streaming service rapping at a charity gig.