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Global digital safety concerns for children

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Global concerns regarding the digital safety of children and youth have intensified, focusing on cyberbullying, identity theft, and privacy violations. A United Nations report noted that many children lack the means to report online harassment, which can lead to social exclusion and anxiety. In Brazil, the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics issued guidelines advising against sharing identifiable content on social media and warned of the “high ethical risk” of uploading children's images to open artificial intelligence platforms. As the school year begins, technological advancements have introduced new threats, such as AI-driven identity theft. In the Czech Republic, approximately one-third of respondents expressed concern regarding fraud involving the impersonation of family members. ~~Experts suggest combining digital independence with caution, teaching youth to recognize manipulation and maintain security habits like software updates.~~ In Spain, the Antoni Maura Institute reported issues with anonymous meme accounts using the school's logo to circulate images of students and staff without ~~consent, an act that can constitute cyberbullying. Additionally, security expert Nicolás Marchal warned of~~ consent. Recent developments in Argentina highlight the ~~danger~~ severe impact of ~~a child's “passive digital footprint.” He noted~~ AI-generated content. In Villa Bosch, students and parents at Instituto Pío XII Leonardo Murialdo protested after allegations surfaced that ~~73% of~~ classmates used artificial intelligence to create and sell nude images ~~seized in pedophilia investigations are mundane photos taken in public or extracted from open social media profiles. Authorities continue~~ of female students aged 13 to ~~warn that cyberbullying differs~~ 14. Victims reported the images were created from ~~traditional bullying because it can occur 24 hours a day via mobile phones~~ real photos and ~~games, leading to anxiety~~ used for “harassment, defamation, and ~~sleep disturbances. Experts emphasize monitoring warning signs, including sudden changes in digital behavior, social isolation, drops in school performance,~~ extortion.” Similar incidents have been reported at Colegio Modelo Lomas and ~~physical symptoms like unexplained injuries~~ Colegio Thomas Alva Edison. In Río Tercero, Córdoba, police conducted raids on several adolescents' homes following reports of AI-generated intimate images, seizing electronic devices as part of an investigation by the Fiscalía de Fuero Múltiple N° 2. Families have criticized school responses that offer counseling or ~~regressive behaviors.~~ shift changes rather than expulsion.

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