The Papers: 'New doubt over Letby guilt' and 'crackdown on AI child abuse'

AI tools used for child sexual abuse images targeted in Home Office crackdown

UK will be first country to bring in tough new laws to tackle the technology behind the creation of abusive material . Britain is to become the first country to introduce laws tackling the use of ...

The Guardian - 6h

AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws

Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.

BBC News - 6h

Catholic Church in the Philippines Accused of Impunity Over Priest Abuse

A watchdog group, Bishop Accountability, said it had found scores of clerics with ties to the country who have been publicly accused of sexual abuse. But very few have been disciplined.

The New York Times - 3d

Undocumented migrants in New York arrested in Trump crackdown on illegal immigration

Dozens of people were arrested in New York City in one of the latest examples of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ICE agents have been told to increase arrests to 1,200 ...

NBC News - 4d

Child sex abuse victims 'failed', says minister

The Scottish government insists it is working to ensure "nothing like this ever happens again" after abuse gang is jailed.

BBC News - 4d

Raymond's Offense Assuaging Doubts over Red Wings' Trajectory

As Lucas Raymond continues to blossom into a star, the idea that the "Yzer-plan" wants for high-end offensive talent loses its luster

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Musk tells Germany to get over "past guilt" before Holocaust Remembrance

Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."

CBS News - 4d

The Papers: Auschwitz anniversary and China AI 'tumbles' US tech

Holocaust survivors' recollections and DeepSeek's effect on US tech feature in Tuesday's papers.

BBC News - 4d

The battle over DeepSeek as AI enters new phase: hacks, restrictions and censorship

DeepSeek has challenged Wall Street’s notion of AI spending. The Chinese AI startup also faces challenges of its own.

MarketWatch - 5d

Glasgow child sex abuse gang given life sentences

The victims were abused over a seven-year period in a Glasgow drug den which became known as "the beastie house".

BBC News - 5d

Kettlewell resigns as Motherwell boss over fan abuse

Stuart Kettlewell resigns as Motherwell manager citing the personal abuse he had received during a recent downturn in results.

BBC News - 5d

How victims gradually shone a light on 'beastie house' child abuse ring

A panic-stricken girl who became hysterical after waking from a nap sparked the police investigation that uncovered Scotland's biggest child abuse ring.

BBC News - 5d

Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' at far-right AfD rally

Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations. Musk on Saturday made a virtual appearance at a rally ...

The Hill - 6d

U.S. military on southern border in new immigration crackdown

More than a thousand U.S. troops are being deployed to the southern border to reinforce President Trump's new crackdown on illegal immigration. NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports.

NBC News - Jan. 26

‘The nice version of her was manufactured for YouTube’: my mum, the family vlogger who became a child abuser

Ruby Franke was a social media star who made viral videos about her six children and perfect-seeming life – until she was jailed for child abuse. Now her eldest daughter Shari is telling her side ...

The Guardian - Jan. 25

Mastercard, Visa accused of handling payments for child abuse content

Mastercard and Visa allegedly failed to halt payments linked to child abuse material and sex trafficking on OnlyFans, Reuters reports.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Teen arrested over online abuse of Havertz's wife

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the online abuse sent to the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz, police said Tuesday.

ESPN - Jan. 22

Teenager arrested over online abuse of Arsenal striker and wife

A 17-year-old boy from St Albans is arrested on suspicion of sending online abuse to Arsenal striker Kai Havertz and his wife.

BBC News - Jan. 21

U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist arrested, accused of possession of child sex abuse videos

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist was arrested Wednesday and accused of possessing dozens of child sex abuse videos, police said.

NBC News - Jan. 16

UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy

The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon Musk

ABC News - Jan. 16

Chinese citizens’ doubts grow over official economic growth claims

Government expected to announce GDP expanded about 5% in 2024 but many feel economy is in recession

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Police misconduct hearings over Kiena Dawes abuse

Three officers face disciplinary proceedings over contact Kiena Dawes had with police before she died.

BBC News - Jan. 14

Zuckerberg, Musk, answer me this: what about the child abuse scandal playing out online? | Susanna Rustin

Victims of ‘grooming gangs’ have been badly let down, but children must be protected on social media as well as in the real world. Two seemingly contradictory things are true. It was appalling for ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn

Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next year. A rise in online racism driven by fake images is “just the start of a coming ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Fears grow over censorship of secret Queen Elizabeth and Philip papers

Critics flag ‘worrying trend’ of keeping royal files under lock and key as thousands set for release to public. Researchers fear that thousands of government documents about the late queen and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Oldham abuse survivors criticise government over inquiry decision

Three women whose lives were ruined by historical child abuse want the PM to come and meet survivors.

BBC News - Jan. 10

The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far?

A seven-year inquiry into the sexual abuse of children was published in 2022 - what has happened since?

BBC News - Jan. 9

Whitehall estimates child sexual abuse compensation could hit £10bn

Starmer has criticised previous Conservative government for not implementing recommendations of 2022 Jay review

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’

Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

McDonald's boss says 29 people fired over abuse

It comes after workers at the fast-food chain told the BBC they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment.

BBC News - Jan. 7

New grooming gangs inquiry would delay action on child abuse, inquiry chair tells BBC

Victims want change now, Prof Alexis Jay says, and people need to "step up to the mark" and implement her recommendations.

BBC News - Jan. 7

The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse

Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups

The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Salesforce’s AI efforts draw doubts from the stock’s newest bear

Salesforce has been seen as an early AI winner, but a Guggenheim analyst worries about how the company and its peers will be able to monetize a technology that nearly everyone is offering.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Starmer hits back at Musk over comments on historic sex abuse cases

UK prime minister says ‘line has been crossed’ as Emmanuel Macron also expresses alarm about billionaire’s interventions

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over failures in abuse scandal handling

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon ...

ABC News - Jan. 6

Child sex abuse inquiry chair urges government to implement 2022 report in full

A campaign group led by Prof Alexis Jay also warns against "politicising" sexual violence.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos

Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump. The Washington Post ’s Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

The Papers: 'New doubt over Letby guilt' and 'crackdown on AI child abuse'

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