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The Hidden Human Cost of Illegal Immigration and People Trafficking

Being illegal immigrants means they have no passports and no identification documents, effectively erasing their existence in the eyes of the authorities. They are stripped of their private mobile phones and denied any free contact with the outside world, leaving them utterly isolated and under constant surveillance.

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Can you post pictures of minors on social media without consent

Can you post pictures of minors on social media without consent

As our lives become more isolated and the amount of time we spend on social media is soaring, we start quickly to run out of original things to post. Thank God, though, that there are children in this world. No matter where you put them, they will always come up with something funny, creative and

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Why regulating social media companies could prevent self harm and suicide among young children

Should social media companies face regulation to help prevent self-harm and suicide among children

In the UK, there are no specific laws to shield social media companies from being held accountable for the material which is published on their platforms. The courts, however, have largely allowed them to get away with claims that they are not “publishers” but only provide

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Protecting children’s safety on the internet

Who is responsible for protecting children’s safety online

Internet police author Yair Cohen says I am often asked, how much of a responsibility do we as internet users have, to police the internet ourselves and decide whether we are going to watch certain images or share horror films of live events. After all, the more we share the more we encourage others to commit social media atrocities.
This is a very interesting question. It is easy to blame us, the people, for our part in watching and sharing horrific images via social media. At the same time, people should not be judged too harshly in this regard because after all, we are only human. When we see something that is shocking, something t

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Why your child might not be safe on YouTube

To fully understand Google’s culpability, we need to understand Google’s age restrictions policies in relation to YouTube and in relation to Google’s mobile phone operating system Android, which accounts to about 80% of the of the new mobile phone sales and which is where most YouTube videos are being watched.

So, starting with YouTube age restriction policy, and this is this is very important, Google’s officially says that YouTube users must be either 18 years sold, or 13 y

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Can children sue their parents for posting their photographs online?

In case of children, once they grow up, they might not wish to have their images expose to the world at large yet they might be prevented from doing anything about the publication. Images that were originally posted on Facebook by the child’s parent might since have been copied to other websites social media legal advice

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