An opinion piece argues that the UK's Online Safety Act is insufficient to protect children from severe online harms, which are characterized as criminal and national security threats rather than mere parenting issues. The author, who previously worked on AI in government, criticizes the Act for being watered down due to lobbying by tech companies and for placing the burden of protection onto parents. The piece highlights the rise of "Com networks" where teenage boys share extreme content and coerce younger children into self-harm and producing abuse imagery, a threat that has grown six-fold in two years and is now a joint concern for the NCA and FBI. AI
影响 The Online Safety Act's shortcomings highlight the challenges in regulating AI-driven platforms and protecting vulnerable users from sophisticated online threats.
排序理由 Opinion piece analyzing existing policy.
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