The latest in AI and social media moderation. What’s changing, and why it matters.
Curated by our team of content moderation experts, the AI and Moderation Hub brings together the latest news, platform updates, policy shifts (including the Online Safety Act), and practical resources, all in one place.
Whether you a charity marketer working with AI and navigating risk or a brand social media manager keeping online communities safe and engaged, this hub is here to help you make informed decisions and confidently manage your digital spaces.
AI and Content Moderation News
Australia to ban social media for under 16s
Mon 24 Nov 2025
From 10 December, social platforms must take reasonable steps to stop under-16s setting up accounts.
India drafts strict rules to label AI-generated content
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Could this be a potential global precedent for mandatory AI disclosure?
YouTube launches deepfake likeness detector
Tue 21 Oct 2025
A new automated system flags AI-generated copies of creators’ faces or voices
Meta adds parental controls for teen AI chats
Sat 18 Oct 2025
New parental tools can block or monitor teens’ one-to-one conversations with AI characters
OpenAI Sora deepfakes spark consent concerns
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Legal experts warn OpenAI’s video tool allows creation of realistic portrayals of deceased figures, blurring ethical and legal boundaries.
Survey flags ‘gruesome videos’ in children’s social feeds
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war
TikTok criticised over AI moderation cuts
Mon 13 Oct 2025
UK unions and campaigners say TikTok’s move to replace human moderators with AI systems undermines online-safety standards.
Meta to use AI-chat data for ad targeting
Wed 1 Oct 2025
From December, Meta will fold user AI-chat interactions into ad personalisation and users will not be able to opt out.
More Social Media Moderation and AI news and updates
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
VPNs top download charts as age verification law kicks in
TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, Study Finds
Accounts peddling child abuse content flood some X hashtags as safety partner cuts ties
AI-generated child sexual abuse videos surging online
YouTube prepares crackdown as concern over AI slop grows
Reddit rolling out age verification in the UK
Meta Says It Fixed an Issue That Led To Erroneous Facebook Group Suspensions
AI chatbots and TikTok reshape how young people get their daily news
Social justice charities considering leaving X due to ‘misinformation’, survey finds
Meta Announces Plans to Use Facebook and Instagram Posts to Train AI
Meta plans to replace humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks
Online Safety Act Updates
Age checks for online safety – what you need to know as a user
As of 25 July 2025, all sites and apps that allow pornography will need to have strong age checks in place, to make sure children can’t access that or other harmful content.
New rules for a safer generation of children online
In July 2025, the Protection of Children Codes (“Codes”) are expected to come into force.
Rising harms, new rules: Why the Online Safety Act matters
23 June 2025
Online harms survey of 2,000 adults and 1,000 UK children found an 8% increase in the number of 9-17 year olds that have experienced harm in the last 12 months.
Important dates for Online Safety compliance
The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force.
