
AFP
117 posts
Agence France-Presse is an international news agency with headquarters in Paris, France. It is the world's oldest news agency, having been founded in 1835.
Over 300m children a year face sexual abuse online − study
Offences range from so-called sextortion to the abuse of AI technology to create deepfake videos and pictures
May 27, 2024
Children are stars of London’s Chelsea Flower Show
Horticultural extravaganza in London includes a 'No Adults Allowed Garden' which schoolchildren co-designed with sustainability in mind
May 21, 2024
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
Commission believes platforms causing addictive behaviour in children
May 17, 2024
‘Will our children have to work with robots? Most probably yes’
Swiss nursery lets robots do the talking to get children used to them early
May 15, 2024
Fortnite maker fined for ‘pressuring’ kids with ads
‘Children must be able to play online games without being put under undue pressure', says Dutch monitor
May 14, 2024
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth ‘alarming’ − WHO
Overall drinking has decreased for boys, while it has increased for girls
April 27, 2024
Quarter of UK five- to seven-year-olds have smartphone − study
Parental concerns as regards children having smartphones has increased but some are ‘resigning about their ability to intervene in their children's online lives’
April 19, 2024
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’
The IT giant operating Instagram and Facebook said it was testing an AI-driven ‘nudity protection’ tool that would find and blur images containing nudity
April 12, 2024
Almost one child in six is cyberbullied − WHO Europe
Report is a ‘wake-up call‘ to address bullying and violence
March 28, 2024
‘Weather forecasts’ by children warning about climate hit TVs globally
World Meteorological Day being marked on Saturday, March 23
March 22, 2024