Child Safety

Punjab Police launched a programme to train 180 Punjab Police personnel on child sexual abuse, its prevention, and provisions in law against them. The Punjab police has initiated a programme aimed at prevention of sexual violence in children, focusing particularly on the age group 5-12, according to an official statement released on Friday. The initiative …

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In Tiruvallur district, 12,000 government school students have been empowered with digital safety knowledge over the past two years. Bal Raksha Bharat’s initiative aims to create a shield against cyberbullying and online abuse through education and empowerment. In an era where the digital world has become an extension of our physical reality, the sanctity of …

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Leah Juliett, an activist for youth online safety and child sexual abuse survivor who was at the hearing, had mixed reactions to Zuckerberg’s apology, but ultimately said it wasn’t good enough. In an unscripted scene during tense testimony Wednesday, Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg stood before a packed Senate hearing room and …

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Happiness is when you are in the right zone mentally, says Devanshi Yadav, whose ‘Your Safe Space’ campaign in Bareilly is focused on young individuals Mental health is still a touchy topic among Indians, but a young social worker in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly is striving to change mindsets by creating awareness and reaching out to …

How an acid attack survivor is creating a safe space for children, teenagers in UP Read More »

Instagram and Facebook unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the amount of potentially harmful content young people encounter. Already, teens could opt to have Instagram’s algorithm recommend less “sensitive content” — which includes bare bodies, violence, drugs, firearms, weight-loss content and …

Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say Read More »