Governments around the world are moving toward increasingly interventionist approaches to child online safety. The evidence driving this shift is very strong. Clinicians, researchers and policymakers have documented causal links […]
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It usually starts the same way. A phone buzzes with a loan offer, a betting promo, or a campaign jingle from a politician whose rally you never attended, sent to
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A digital creator in Lagos or Nairobi spends months building a dedicated audience, scripting video concepts, and editing high-definition content. Their videos generate hundreds of thousands of views, soundtracking global
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On 24 August 2024, Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram messaging service and Russian social network VK, was arrested after landing at Le Bourget Airport, France. The arrest was widely reported
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