Recent research by the University of Michigan suggested that the more people checked Facebook, the worse they felt about their own lives. Can this new social network help us feel better about ourselves?
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The Independent
21 Nov 2013
Our growing reliance on the Internet for fact-checking and other basic information has resulted in growing levels of forgetfulness, according to scientists.
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Daily Mail
21 Nov 2013
Twitter and Facebook should let users block anonymous messages if they are serious about stopping bullying and trolling on social media sites, David Cameron's adviser on child internet safety has said.
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The Guardian
20 Nov 2013
Pupils have been warned that using smartphones to record secret videos of teachers or classmates could result in the police being called.
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Herald Scotland
20 Nov 2013
To tie in with Anti-bullying Week 2013, Zurich Municipal's Martin Clemmit offers some bullying prevention tips for schools
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The Guardian
19 Nov 2013
The word has evolved from a niche social media tag into a mainstream term for a self-portrait photograph, the editors said.
Research suggested its frequency in the English language had increased by 17,000% in the last year, they added.
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BBC
19 Nov 2013
C4's Hollyoaks and the NSPCC are tackling 'sexting' in a storyline and new ad campaign. Can the moves
help to protect vulnerable teenagers?
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The Guardian
19 Nov 2013
The UK's key internet monitoring service is to begin investigating illegal child abuse material on restricted parts of the internet that it does not have access to.
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BBC
19 Nov 2013
SOME parents could be unintentionally exposing their children to risk, including bullying, by setting them up social media accounts before they are old enough, a charity has warned.
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Yorkshire Post
19 Nov 2013
Leading search engine companies Google and Microsoft have agreed measures to make it harder to find child abuse images online.
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BBC
18 Nov 2013
A new NSPCC report - Younger children and social networking sites: a blind spot - has highlighted the risks to younger children who join social networking sites without meeting the minimum age requirement.
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NSPCC
15 Nov 2013
Almost a quarter of 11 and 12-year-olds who use social media have been upset by something on it over the last year, a children's charity has warned.
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Express & Star
15 Nov 2013
Sexting, cyberbullying lawsuits, multi-billion dollar valuations – a warts-and-all primer on the planet's hottest social app
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The Guardian
13 Nov 2013
Thousands of those in the tech community, from programmers to software architects, are needed to volunteer their skills as the revised national curriculum for Computing is introduced across England.
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Fresh Business Thinking
13 Nov 2013
Senior officers from the police force that was heavily criticised over its handling of child sexual exploitation cases continue to prioritise burglary and vehicle crime over grooming victims, a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found.
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The Independent
11 Nov 2013
Considering the importance placed on digital literacy in many career roles, the new 2014 curriculum seems a step in the right direction – but does more still need to be done?
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The Telegraph
11 Nov 2013
If there's something you want to study, chances are you can find an online course that specialises in the subject
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The Guardian
11 Nov 2013
A MATHS teacher committed "professional suicide" by grooming a teenage pupil into having a sexual relationship with him.
Mark Haywood, 23, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday to three years and four months in prison.
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Nottingham Post
08 Nov 2013
A female drama teacher has been banned from teaching after asking a pupil for sex.
Lindsay Black, 28, sent texts, emails and Facebook messages to the boy, 17, who played a lead role in the school play "We Will Rock You".
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BBC
07 Nov 2013
The Zuckerberg guide to the web: 'Just because you can document your every waking moment doesn't mean you should'
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The Independent
07 Nov 2013