Fashion brand criticized for racist photo shoot

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325295/Designer-racist-photo-shoot-called-Be-My-Slave-white-women-dressed-high-end-clothes-waited-young-black-boy.html

A fashion brand has been criticized for their apparently racist depictions of black / asian child slavery in their recent campaign photos released online.

Controversial ad campaign for dating website

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2325042/Incredibly-offensive-billboard-Cougar-Life-dating-website-shows-breastfeeding-woman-question-Jealous.html

US dating website Cougar Life has been criticized for using a picture of a breastfeeding mother and sexualising the act by using the word "jealous?" as a slogan.

Google Glass - risks of hacking and harm to eyesight?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2320168/Could-Google-Glass-damage-eyesight-Fresh-fears-health-impact-children-BANNED-wearing-them.html

An article which discusses the new Google Glass asking whether they might be harmful for children.  Also some discussion about the risks of them being hacked.

Child Abuse Ad Campaign that is ONLY viewable by children

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2320324/The-anti-child-abuse-poster-seen-children.html

A new ad campaign which uses new technology so that ONLY children (or people the height of children) to view the advert.

Britain's Got Talent in trouble for exploiting children again

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2316452/Britains-Got-Talent-2013-Viewers-shocked-Asanda-Jeziles-sexualised-performance-Rihannas-Diamonds.html

An article discussing whether Britain's Got Talent was wrong to allow an 11 year old to perform a sexualised song on Saturday night.  Were they taking advantage of her for entertainment purposes?  Should there be rules in place to regulate how children appear on television?  Are Reality TV shows exploiting contestants?

Facebook's new Poke App

Facebook have developed a new app called Poke which allows users to send a short Facebook private message to another user, including a photo or a short video, that users can set to delete immediately after it has been viewed.  So for example, you could send a photo or message to someone else, and withint 10 seconds of that person reading it, the message would "self destruct" leaving no evidence of that conversation on the phone or on that person's facebook account..  Some people are complaining that it could do the following things:
* Encourage cyber-bullying with users able to send threatening messages to others with no evidence kept
* Encourage cheating as people could message each other without their other halves ever finding out
* Encourage sexting among children and teens who will no longer worry that their dodgy photos and videos could be saved / kept by the other person
* Encourage the sharing of child pornography with no evidence left behind

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/dec/27/facebook-poke-snapchat-app-thumbs-down

Are children exploited in the media?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249523/Line-Duty-BBC-rapped-watchdog-using-child-actor-13-violent-police-TV-drama.html

So the BBC got in trouble this week for using a child actor in a role that involved sexual language and extreme violence/ torture.  Do you think many channels exploit children in their programmes?  What about the children that appear on Britain's Got Talent?  Is it ok if it is REAL children showing off REAL talents even though it can often be just as traumatising for them as they get upset / humiliated etc..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249803/Im-A-Celebrity-2012-Ofcom-probes-ITV-Charlie-Brooks-daughter-used-prize.html