February 3, 2024

Child Safety Online

Response to Senate Hearing

Metaverse v Reality Debate

Real World Consequences



Technology and Gender Based Violence

The Nexus of Technology, Gender and Violence



States News

64,000 pregnancies caused by rape

Child care costs outpace wages

Wa intercepts millions in child support

Child Safety Online

Tech Policy: Safety tools Are Available Now

After the U S Senate Committee hearing on child safety featuring CEOs of Snap, Discord, X, Meta and TiK Tok, Tech Policy states there are some clear cut safety practices that most companies can and should commit to now, and that products are already 'in the field.'

Tech Policy states: 'Instead of state legislatures hyper-focusing on parental controls, those in charge of determining what reasonable safety standards should look like need to focus instead on the impact of design choices on teen safety.'

Child Safety Online

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation

NCOSE states 'The reality of the January 31st Hearing: Big Tech will not prioritize the safety of children when using their platforms.'

"Watch: Big Tech BS with Lina" as she highlights some key moments and breaks down the many excuses, lies, and the #BigTechBS that CEOs delivered in this hearing."

Read and Watch Here

The Metaverse

Immersive virtual reality technologies debate

In a Fuller Project report, an avatar was mobbed by a group of males on Meta's Horizon Ventures and virtually gang-raped. The person suffered from psychological and emotional trauma the same as someone raped in the real world.

Elena Martellozzo, an associate professor of criminology and co-leader on research into children's safety in the metaverse, states we shouldn't distinguish between real world abuse and metaverse abuse. Read her answers to this on going debate about this unregulated forum.

Global News

Technology and Gender Based Violence

The nexus of technology, gender, and violence is strong. 85% of women worldwide witnessed online violence against women. The violence takes many forms, may come from an individual or group, and is aimed at both the world-famous and the 'obscure'.

State News

Lawmaker asks, for children conceived in rape, what happens to the abusers's parental rights? UtahNewsDispatch

64,000 pregnancies caused by rape have occurred in states with a total abortion ban, new study estimates SCIAM

Mapping the path forward: Legislating the next stage of reproductive rights in Pa PaCapStar

Child care costs far outpace wages, but dependent care tax credit stuck at 2001 rate StateNews

Wa intercepts millions in child support for low-income families INVW

Before and after Dobbs, questions of "when and where' affect abortion access StatesNews

Judge denies request from doctors wanting clearer abortion law NDakotaMonitor



Maternal health: Access in crisis WVaWatch

How much money can broadband bring a rural community? By some estimates, millions DailyYonder

A Raleigh-based health center works to reduce rates of Black maternal and infant deaths NCNewsline

Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants OpenCampus

Texas law punishes voters Brennan Center

Under Ken Paxton, Texas' elite Civil Medicaid fraud unit is falling apart Propublica

Feds approve 12 months of Medicaid coverage for low-income Texas moms TexasTribune

The most tolerated human rights abuse StarTribune

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