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Creating AI sexualised images to become criminal offence in the UK this week

January 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

Creating non-consensual intimate images with artificial intelligence (AI) will become a criminal offence this week, the technology secretary has announced. Liz Kendall said this will include requesting the creation of the images. Hours before, media […]

New internet rules come into force this week – here’s what will change

July 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

New rules for the UK internet will start being enforced on Friday, which may well change how you browse. Ofcom’s Children’s Codes, a set of regulations designed to protect young people online, will mean sites […]

Met Police release footage as more than 1,000 arrests made using live facial recognition technology

July 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

More than 1,000 criminals, including a paedophile found with a six-year-old girl, have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police using live facial recognition (LFR) cameras. David Cheneler, 73, was among 93 registered sex offenders held […]

Dozens arrested worldwide over AI-generated child sexual abuse images

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Dozens of people have been arrested over their suspected involvement in the distribution of AI-generated images and video of child sexual abuse. Most of the 25 suspects – who are believed to be part of […]

Criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of child Disney star

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Disney Channel child star has told Sky News that she “broke down in tears” after learning a criminal had used artificial intelligence (AI) to create sexual abuse images using her face. Kaylin Hayman, who […]

New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for ‘billions’

December 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

US news organisation the New York Times is suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims its copyright was infringed to train the system. The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, says the firms should be held […]

US shootings: Firm unveils plans for Taser-armed drones

June 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US company behind Tasers plans to produce stun gun-armed drones it claims will help stop school shootings. The Arizona-based company, Axon, says that the high-tech solution is necessary amid a “fruitless” debate on gun […]

Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case

November 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Florida police investigating the bizarre death of a woman during a domestic row have obtained audio from two Amazon Echo devices. Silvia Galva, 32, was impaled by a spear-tipped bed post in a struggle with […]

Deepfake porn videos deleted from internet by Gfycat

February 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pornographic videos that used new software to replace the original face of an actress with that of a celebrity are being deleted by a service that hosted much of the content. San Francisco-based Gfycat has […]

Artificially Intelligent Judge Predicts Case Outcomes in the European Court of Human Rights.

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Researchers loaded the text of 584 past cases to see if a computer could predict the outcomes. In cases covering areas of law including torture, privacy and degrading treatment, the artificial intelligence (AI) judge reached the […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]