Tech"I'm giving us a few months to achieve European mobilization. Otherwise, I will negotiate with the Europeans so that we can do it ourselves".
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TechNaomi Brockwell: These aren’t just tools of convenience or connection. Often, they’re Trojan horses, collecting and transmitting data in ways most parents never realize.
10,000 children living in homelessness: “The Swedish model has collapsed”
SwedenThe Swedish City Missions warns that homelessness is spreading rapidly and requires strong reforms.
Denmark to ban junk food advertising to children
DenmarkIn a new bill, Danish politicians want to ban the advertising of soft drinks, chips and fast food to children under 15.
US removes COVID vaccine recommendation for children and pregnant women
World"We're now one step closer to realizing President Trump's promise to make America healthy again", declared Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Bizarre children’s series described as “digital drug”
CultureThe dopamine-fueled show "Cocomelon" is making toddlers highly addicted – parents warn of its effects.
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TechNaomi Brockwell: Your child’s first digital footprint isn’t made by them - it’s made by you.
Swedish government proposes wiretapping children without criminal suspicion
SwedenEven children under the age of 15 must be subject to wiretapping for "preventive purposes" if the police are to get organized crime under control, it is claimed.
Teuton Systems offers smart privacy-focused technology – without compromise
TechWe take the fight against corporate snooping, mass government surveillance and criminal phone tapping through firm open source principles and secure products.
Criminal networks exploiting Swedish schools to sustain drug trade
SwedenThe school is now a hub for the gang's strategic exercise of power, reports the state channel SVT's Uppdrag granskning.
Fewer Swedish women want to have children: “A societal change”
Sweden"Some say they simply don't want to have children, others say they value their freedom, and some say they are afraid of the climate threat", explains midwife and professor Tanja Tydén.
Growing number of Swedish women choosing not to have children
SwedenSignificant changes in attitudes over the last ten years, according to a study from Uppsala University.
Swedish state TV professor: Children make us unhappy
SwedenParents are happier drinking alcohol or watching football than spending time with their children, says Erik Angner.
Swedes are choosing not to have children – even in “good times”
Science“As a society, we have never been richer and healthier. The conditions for having children have never really been better", say researchers.
Jewish sect leader arrested for human trafficking
WorldThe ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect is linked to child abuse, forced marriage and child sexual abuse.
Unicef: Babies in Gaza freeze to death
World“For the children of Gaza, the new year has brought more death and suffering from attacks, deprivation, and increasing exposure to the cold”.
Professor: Declining birth rate could mean “population collapse”
Sweden"It will change the world completely in the next 50 years", says economics professor Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde.
Majority of Swedish children suffer from climate anxiety
SwedenMost children in Sweden suffer from climate-related anxiety, which psychologists describe as “a reasonable and adequate reaction".
Children’s book sales in Sweden are booming
SwedenChildren's book sales surge during Christmas, likely driven by alarms about Sweden's "reading crisis".
Australia prepares to introduce a 16-year age limit for social media
TechExpected to be presented in parliament next week.
Breastfeeding may improve cognitive skills
HealthFive-year-olds who were breastfed during infancy had better cognitive abilities than non-breastfed children, according to a new study.
Researchers raise alarm over dangerous PFAS levels in Norwegian children
HealthResearchers warn that many Norwegian children have high levels of environmental toxins in their blood.
Norwegian government: 15-year age limit on social media
Norway“Will have an enormous impact on children's lives”, says Minister for Children and Families Kjersti Toppe.
Norwegian schools get tougher on digital devices
Norway“It is untenable that pupils can access content such as violence and pornography”, says education minister Kari Nessa Nordtun.
Skin creams lead to higher levels of hormone-disrupting substances in children
HealthSunscreens and hair products are putting more toxic phthalates in children's bodies, new research shows.
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