Explore tweets tagged as #ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate
@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
6 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! #Roblox 🚨 Roblox Update for Teens 🚨 Advancing Child Online Safety, Roblox is changing how players connect and chat! 🔁 “Friends” are now called “Connections” 📱 Teens (13–17) can use video selfies to verify age 💬 Only Verified users can unlock
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
9 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate The Investigation was supported by Europol @Europol,with Over 35 countries worldwide participating in the operation. On average, around 3.5 new videos were uploaded to the platform every hour. "Kidflix, not only enabled users to download Child
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate The State Department for Children Welfare Services is hosting a 3 day workshop to develop Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) indicators to be Integrated into the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS). This milestone
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate Your Voice Matters! Help shape the Industry Guidelines for Child Online Protection and Safety in Kenya. Communications Authority is calling on parents, educators, tech experts & concerned citizens to give their views to ensure a safer digital future
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! Leaders of 764 arrested. The defendants directed, participated in, and facilitated the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). They are further accused of grooming, manipulating and extorting minors, and allegedly
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
9 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! Discord is currently testing an experimental age verification system in the UK and Australia, requiring some users to verify their age through facial scans or ID uploads. This initiative responds to local regulations like the UK's Online Safety Act
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate In a move to enhance online safety for younger users, Meta announced the expansion of its ‘Teen Accounts’ feature to both Facebook and Messenger. The initiative, which Introduces stricter content and interaction controls, aims to provide greater
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate Watoto Watch Network last week convened the second & final collaborative in-person session with civil society stakeholders to review Kenya’s Draft Industry Guidelines for Child Online Protection and Safety—a pivotal consultation currently open for
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate In a significant step towards promoting online safety for children, the Directorate of Children Services, in partnership with ChildFund Kenya under the SafeClics Project, officially launched the Safe Online Guidebook for Children last week at the
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #EdTech A dedicated TikTok STEM feed is now available across 20+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, giving users access to verified, expert-led content in science, technology, engineering and math. The educational videos in English and auto-translated
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
9 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! The Lantern Transparency Report is out! Lantern is a groundbreaking signal-sharing program by the Tech Coalition that helps tech companies and financial institutions team up to fight child sexual abuse online. In 2024, cross-platform signals led
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate GSMA, together with the mobile Industry, is calling for stronger joint efforts to protect children online across Africa. Its recently released white paper, Enhancing Child Online Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa, offers key recommendations for
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #Legislation "This groundbreaking New US Law closes a dangerous gap by targeting the distribution of both real and digitally altered exploitative content involving children – content that may fall outside existing Child Sexual Abuse Material
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
8 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate Google AI chatbot, Gemini, to be available to kids under 13. The roll out of the program is in the US this week, with a worldwide launch to follow in the coming months. Google acknowledged some risks in its email to families last week, alerting
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #NewTool #EU In July, the European Union will launch a new age verification application that will allow for more effective compliance with the rules for protecting minors on the Internet. This app aims to address growing concerns about the
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
10 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #InTheNews. @NationMediaGrp ..." The police Immediately swung into action and rescued the minor, a 14year old male who is a primary school pupil." https://t.co/yz6MjnOZLK #ChildOnlineProtection
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #Legislation #AUS Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is urging the government to include YouTube in a proposed social media ban for children under 16. While YouTube offers educational and entertainment value, the Commissioner argues that
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! #OnlineSafety #UK 📱 Kids' screen time could soon be limited to 2 hours per app — with social media bans after 10pm and during school hours. UK government are weighing tough new online safety rules to stop children from “wasting their childhoods
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
7 months
#ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate #NewLaw #Texas Under the New App Store Accountability Act, minors will be unable to download apps or make in-app purchases without parental consent through a verified, connected account. The legislation is designed to enhance online safety for
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@WatotoWatchNet
Watoto Watch Network
9 months
#BreakingNews #ChildOnlineProtectionUpdate! Great Great job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@Europol
Europol
9 months
Kidflix, one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world, has been shut down in an international operation against child sexual exploitation. ⏹️ Europol has supported authorities from 38 countries worldwide in shutting down the platform. More: https://t.co/eoETaBNyBi
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