Children as young as SIX are being exposed to video games scenes involving violence and prostitution because their parents ignore age limits
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Daily Mail
13 Aug 2014
This year’s report shows that a ‘millennium generation’ of 14 and 15 year olds are the most technology-savvy in the UK.
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Childnet International
13 Aug 2014
Facebook must disclose any available records on the number of underage account holders in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.
It ruled any existing records should be supplied for a lawsuit that involves a vulnerable girl who contacted men and posted sexual photos on the website.
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BBC - Northern Ireland
13 Aug 2014
Almost 11,000 people had their computer hacked by a virus last year, giving cyber criminals access to personal data.
The National Crime Agency is now warning people of the dangers of failing to protect electronic devices.
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BBC
13 Aug 2014
Ellie Nudd was a typical teenager, studying for A-levels in English, sociology and business in her hometown of Colchester. Now aged 21, she describes her younger self as “open and trusting”, someone who found it easy to make friends.
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The Independent
12 Aug 2014
In an interview with The Independent to mark the first in a week-long series of articles about the role of the internet in the lives of children and young people, Anthony Smythe, the managing director of BeatBullying, says current law is “not fit for purpose”.
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The Independent
12 Aug 2014
A new cyber security training programme hopes to encourage more young people towards careers in STEM subjects
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The Telegraph
12 Aug 2014
Communications regulator Ofcom said UK adults spend an average of eight hours and 41 minutes a day on media devices, compared with the average night's sleep of eight hours and 21 minutes.
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BBC
07 Aug 2014
Children, growing up with YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, learning to use smartphones or tablets before they are able to talk
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The Guardian
07 Aug 2014
Intelligence agency GCHQ has accredited six UK universities to teach specialist master's degree courses to future internet security experts.
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BBC
06 Aug 2014
A major part of the challenge of parenting in this day and age lies in managing the increasingly digital lives of their children, especially in their tween and teen years.
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Huffington Post
06 Aug 2014
Teacher caught with teenage lover after he showed explicit texts to his friends, court hears
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The Telegraph
06 Aug 2014
Playing video games for a short period each day could have a small but positive impact on child development, a study by Oxford University suggests.
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BBC
06 Aug 2014
Do you ever wish you could tell someone what you really think of them, but would rather not deal with the consequences?
Meet Leak, a new website that enables you to send anonymous emails to friends, co-workers, or whoever it is you might wish to unload on – without having to input your email address.
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Daily Mail
31 Jul 2014
Social media sites should establish the identity of people opening accounts to crack down on so-called "revenge porn," a House of Lords committee has said.
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BBC
29 Jul 2014
Bullying through social media, such as Facebook, is not something that just kids do. More adults are finding themselves victims of online bullying.
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Barrie Examiner
29 Jul 2014
The explosion in digital media has led to a growing problem of online abuse, which is frequently targeted at women, often with serious and damaging consequences.
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Irish Examiner
29 Jul 2014
Social media expert Jason Brand, a Berkeley psychotherapist, recently sat down with Diablo to talk about why parents should embrace technology.
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Diablo Magazine (USA)
29 Jul 2014
A school which has asked parents to buy iPads for their children to use in class has been accused of creating a “two-tier” education system in which pupils who can’t afford the gadgets are bullied by their richer peers.
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The Independent
24 Jul 2014
An independent task force has called on the Government to invest £20 million to help embed the new computing curriculum in schools, warning that the UK could struggle to fill digital roles in the future
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The Telegraph
24 Jul 2014