If they were serious about this, the UK would block all sites that platform the likes of Andrew "Pee Pee" Tate and other dangerous abuse enablers

Yes, hunt down the little wannabe rapists but stop the problem at the source too

Unfortunately, starmer idolises big tech and is too weak to challenge them

There are mechanisms to block sites over copyright etc so why not use them

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/12/uk-counter-terror-police-nca-misogyny-com-networks

Gave my students a fun task yesterday, accidentally.

One kid asked when my birthday is, and I replied: "why don't you try to figure that out?"

Turns out to be pretty difficult for them. I have no social media presence apart from this account, I have no blog, am no longer active on any forums (and used aliases when I was, aliases that they have zero chance of guessing), etc.

1/4

Raphael Satter makes a fair point in this Bluesky thread: where is the {tech, cyber, safety} industry support for Chris Krebs?
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113173
#ChrisKrebs #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #trump

#politics #cryptocurrency #scams #fraud #OnlineSafety

'In case you had any doubts, the golden age of white-collar crime is upon us. The Justice Department announced on Monday that it will stop regulating the digital asset space, instead focusing its efforts on prosecuting crimes that utilize cryptocurrency, like drug and human trafficking.'

https://gizmodo.com/justice-department-says-it-will-pull-back-on-prosecuting-crypto-fraud-2000586428

#scams #fraud #OnlineSafety #influencers

"With online scams growing fast — the FTC says reported scams cost people in the U.S. more than $12.5 billion in 2024, which was a 25% increase on the 2023 figure — it shouldn't be a surprise that opposing them should be big business too. Indeed, this new form of entertainment is enough of a rising tide to lift all boats."

https://mashable.com/article/scam-baiter-youtube-creators

Mashable: Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit . “With online scams growing fast — the FTC says reported scams cost people in the U.S. more than $12.5 billion in 2024, which was a 25% increase on the 2023 figure — it shouldn’t be a surprise that opposing them should be big business too. Indeed, this new form of entertainment is enough of a rising tide to lift all boats.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-meet-the-creators-who-bait-scammers-for-fun-and-profit/

Four weeks since the #OnlineSafetyAct has passed, #Ofcom have made their first move... https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=1038&view=findpost&p=8355 #internet #website #forum #onlinesafety #investigation #law #justice #tech

[Meta] Introducing New Built-In Restrictions for Instagram Teen Accounts, and Expanding to Facebook and Messenger
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113157
#OnlineSafety #finsta #instagram #messenger #meta

Study: Kids with smartphones are less depressed, anxious, bullied than peers without them
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113154
#OnlineSafety #ScreenTime

Royal Holloway University of London: Disturbing findings in new study reveal unregulated internet platforms are a breeding ground for racism, misogyny and religious hate. “Platforms such as these remain breeding grounds for extreme ideologies, with the latest study delving into the troubling prevalence of hate speech on 4chan’s politically incorrect discussion board, known as /pol/, using […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/royal-holloway-university-of-london-disturbing-findings-in-new-study-reveal-unregulated-internet-platforms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-racism-misogyny-and-religious-hate/

“Academic accused of bias for opposing smartphone ban in schools” | Times | …that most feared by fearmongers is popular rejection of simplistic narrative
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113129
#AmyOrben #OnlineSafety #ScreenTime

Europol announces the shutdown of Kidflix, a CSAM streaming platform with 1.8M+ users, by German and Dutch authorities on March 11. #Europol #CSAM #CyberCrime #LawEnforcement #TechNews #OnlineSafety #DigitalSecurity

#finance #investing #Canada #politics #scams #fraud #OnlineSafety

"Fake CBC News articles that link to sketchy investment schemes are flooding social media with sensational headlines about the Canadian election and other recent political developments. ... this latest generation of fake content has been updated to take advantage of new events with surprising speed."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/more-fake-cbc-ads-investigation-1.7494923?cmp=rss

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Our parent nonprofit is here: Meet the Center for Online Safety & Liberty (COSL)—a new home for diverse projects defending #digitalrights, trust & safety, and ethical CSA prevention.

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Meta launches a pilot program on #Instagram, allowing U.S. schools to flag rule-violating posts or accounts for faster review. A big step toward safer social media spaces for students! #SocialMediaSafety #EdTech #Privacy #OnlineSafety #InstagramUpdates #TechNews

Nice little video explainer from @etymologynerd re: latest attacks on Section 230 & whether you want your internet experience to look like A) DisneyWorld or B) 4Chan
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112951
#OnlineSafety #Section230 #censorship

If you wanted to bring down Mastodon, by which I mean cripple its architecture so that it ceased to function, how would you do it?

I ask not because I have any interest in doing this but because I hope that the people who are making it work have asked this question and put measures in place before someone who is thinking about it does it.