Warning: this story contains descriptions of violent events that may be confronting. (ABC-Australia) Fourteen-year-old Bryan Pamonag is passing the time, working on a project with his schoolfriends. It’s lunchtime but they’re staying inside a classroom, avoiding the oppressive September humidity in the southern Philippines town of Banga. Suddenly they’re interrupted by loud bangs. Two at […]
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From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
NEW YORK, 27 JANUARY 2026 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation and mental trauma. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) […]