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Tanya writes regularly on tech ethics, digital wellbeing, digital detox, Big Tech, screen-life balance, cybersafety, AI, persuasive tech, the attention economy and other topical issues related to the digital world.
AI chatbots and children’s mental health
It’s not just adults using chatbots for emotional support – but risks for children’s mental health from ‘AI therapists’ are real.
The next big risk for teens? Chatbots that feel too human
Parents worry about the risks of social media – but the next big risk for teens may be chatbots that feel too human.
Is the Online Safety Act already out of date?
Child safety campaigners argue AI has introduced new risks like AI chatbots only partly addressed in the The Online Safety Act.
What are the dangers for children when AI agrees with them all the time?
There are dangers when AI flatters and agrees with young people all the time.
Children and AI – a new Code
The Children & AI Design Code is aimed at ensuring AI systems respect and protect the rights, safety and well-being of children.
Instagram breaks: 40% as effective as therapy for young women’s mental health
A study shows taking Instagram breaks significantly benefits young women’s mental health.
Children and AI friends
Children are forming relationships with chatbots, which they think of as their AI friends.
Age assurance and online safety
A new report explores attitudes toward online age assurance from both parents and children.
Children, screens and wellbeing: what the latest research tells us
A new EU report brings nuance to questions on the interplay of screens and wellbeing for children’s mental and physical health.