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DARK SECRETS: 6 | Vintage Vibes

Childline receives 38 calls a day from abused, neglected children and hundreds over Christmas period

Children in 31 per cent of calls said they had not told anyone else about the abuse

Evening Standard

Louis Theroux on whether he thinks BBC Savile drama The Reckoning is in ‘bad taste’

Documentary maker infamously interviewed Savile in 2000

The Independent UK

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images

Home Secretary Suella Braverman hosted an event to combat such ‘depraved’ material.

The Independent UK

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Online Safety Act becomes law in the UK

The new internet safety rules will be overseen by Ofcom.

The Independent UK

NSPCC blasts Government’s ‘piecemeal’ response a year on from major abuse report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report exactly one year ago.

The Independent UK

John Stamos alleges he was sexually abused by his childhood babysitter

‘Full House’ star opens up about traumatic event in his forthcoming memoir, ‘If You Would Have Told Me’

The Independent UK

Child sexual abuse material online ‘has doubled since 2019’

A new report from campaign group WeProtect Global Alliance has warned of the rise of abuse and online grooming of children.

The Independent UK

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The Reckoning viewers praise Steve Coogan’s ‘skin-crawling’ portrayal of Jimmy Savile

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

The Independent UK

Mental health ‘top reason for children contacting Childline’

Mental and emotional health and wellbeing was the main reason children contacted the NSPCC service in 2022/23.

The Independent UK

Peter Kay recalls his revealing encounter with ‘dirty old perv’ Jimmy Savile

Kay previously worked with Savile on BBC’s ‘The Sunday Show’

The Independent UK

Gregg Wallace encourages survivors of child abuse to speak out after sharing his own story: ‘It’s not your fault’

‘Please, just get out there and tell somebody,’ says Wallace

The Independent UK

British crocodile expert who hosted Attenborough pleads guilty to 56 counts of ‘grotesque and perverse’ animal sexual abuse

Adam Britton moved to Australia 20 years ago, where he worked as a zoologist and crocodile specialist and once hosted David Attenborough

The Independent UK

Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

The Independent UK

Meta’s new end-to-end encryption ‘means thousands of criminals could go undetected’

Suella Braverman urges social media giant to reconsider plans to “go dark” amid fears it could leave children vulnerable to predators

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Braverman urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting child abuse with encryption

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

Evening Standard

Online Safety Bill: Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament

UK will be the safest place in the world to be online with ‘game-changing’ new law, claim ministers

The Independent UK

Flagship law will make UK safest place in the world to be online, says minister

The long-awaited Online Safety Bill imposes new legal duties on big tech companies and service providers.

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Steve Coogan defends ‘correct choice’ to make Jimmy Savile drama

Coogan takes on the role of the notorious paedophile in the BBC’s forthcoming drama, ‘The Reckoning’

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The Independent UK

Emmanuelle Béart, Mission: Impossible and 8 Women star, says she was victim of incest as a child

‘My father, my mother and my friends didn’t notice anything,’ said actor

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers seek to allay WhatsApp and Signal concerns in encryption row

Government says text scanning under online safety bill would only occur if ‘technically feasible’ after apps threaten to leave country

The Independent UK

Emmanuelle Béart, Mission: Impossible and 8 Women star, says she was victim of incest as a child

‘My father, my mother and my friends didn’t notice anything,’ said actor

The Guardian - UK

Merseyside police to offer Childline help for young people in custody

Force hopes use of impartial and confidential support service could break reoffending cycle

Evening Standard

OPINION - NSPCC child protection alert over VR abuse: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Plus, Burning Man rain ‘monsters’ & comet Nishimura

The Independent UK

Woody Allen receives five-minute standing ovation at Venice for new film after ‘cancel culture’ comments

Director is receiving his highest acclaim in years for ‘Coup de Chance’

The Independent UK

Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’

NSPCC says VR is being used to not only interact with children, but also to simulate acts of abuse

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