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India Orders Instagram Ads Linked to Child Sexual Abuse Disabled and Gives Meta Seven‑Day Deadline

The government’s notice raises the prospect of legal action under India’s IT and child‑protection laws.

Jharkhand CID Arrests Two in Giridih in Online Child Exploitation Probe

Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages and Calls

IWF Reports Child-Abuse Image Websites Doubled to 15,031 in 2025

EU Chat-Scanning Exemption Expires, Forcing Platforms to Halt Private Message Checks

European Parliament Rejects Chat Control Extension

EU Talks Collapse, Letting Chat-Scanning Exemption Expire on April 3

UK Police Now Making 1,000 Monthly Arrests as Online Child Abuse Threat Deepens

Brazil Cybercrime Reports Jump 28% in 2025 as AI Drives Rise in Child Sexual‑Imagery Cases

Online Child Abuse Cases Up 26% in 2024, With Snapchat Most Cited in Police Reports

EU Backs Mandate for Child Abuse Online Law, Drops Mandatory Chat Scans

Advocates Launch 40-Day Push Urging Ottawa to Reintroduce Child-Safety Online Law Before Year-End

EU Drops Mandatory Chat Scanning as Denmark Pitches Voluntary Detection Plan

Hamburg ‘White Tiger’ Charged With Murder Over U.S. Teen’s Livestreamed Death

EU Weighs 'Chat Control' Scanning Law as Germany's Vote Looms

Former SA Police Contractor Charged in Adelaide With Possessing Child Abuse Material After HSI Tip-Off

Hamburg CDU Seeks Experts' Commission, Expanded Police Powers After 'White Tiger' Case

Australia Finds Major Platforms Failing Child Safety Requirements

Hamburg Probe Expands as Parents Report More Possible Victims in ‘White Tiger’ Case

Children’s Commissioner Demands Ban on AI ‘Nudifying Apps’ Exploiting Teen Girls