Chatbot versions of the teenagers Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey have been found on Character.ai - a platform which allows users to create digital versions of people.
Molly Russell took her life at the age of 14 after viewing suicide material online while Brianna Ghey, 16, was murdered by two teenagers in 2023.
A man from Northern Ireland has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years in jail for the extreme online sexual abuse of children and the manslaughter of a 12-year-old girl, who was one of his victims.
Alexander McCartney from County Armagh admitted 185 charges - including more than 50 blackmail offences.
More than 700 people in the UK have posted on a pro-suicide website looking for someone to die with, a BBC investigation has found.
Parents of children who died in circumstances linked to social media and gaming have accused the government of "watering down" online safety laws.
Hundreds of families are suing some of the world's biggest technology companies - who, they say, knowingly expose children to harmful products.
"I literally was trapped by addiction at age 12. And I did not get my life back for all of my teenage years."
Taylor Little's addiction was social media, an addiction that led to suicide attempts and years of depression.
Due to the popularity of online gaming platform Roblox with children and young people under the age of 16, our online safety experts have released this Safeguarding Update about a collection of games trending within the platform. The games depict themes of isolation, cutting, and suicide with some including chatrooms where users engage in unmoderated discussions around hopelessness, depression, self-harm, and suicide.
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