Instagram posts about suicide and depression viewed by a 14-year-old girl before she took her own life "were safe", an inquest has heard.
Story from:
BBC News
26 Sep 2022
TikTok may face a £27m fine for breaching UK data protection law involving children’s privacy over more than two years to July 2020
Story from:
The Independent
26 Sep 2022
Investigation finds video-sharing app may have breached UK data protection law between 2018 and 2020
Story from:
The Guardian
26 Sep 2022
Belfield, a former radio host turned YouTuber, will now spend more than five years in prison after being found guilty of stalking four people
Story from:
i News
23 Sep 2022
A British head teacher who groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
Story from:
BBC News
23 Sep 2022
The FDA issued a statement on 15 September warning of social media videos encouraging people to cook chicken in NyQuil: “The challenge sounds silly and unappetizing – and it is. But it could also be very unsafe.
Story from:
The Guardian
23 Sep 2022
Discussions on a major forum for incels are growing more violent, a new study by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has warned.
Story from:
BBC News
22 Sep 2022
People are being warned to look out for fake emails and texts claiming to offer discounts on energy bills.
Story from:
BBC News
19 Sep 2022
Holiday Inn owner, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), has confirmed the company has been hit by a cyber-attack
Story from:
BBC News
08 Sep 2022
Intelligent, uncompromising software according to Specops
Story from:
The Register
08 Sep 2022
When users of the far-right forum harassed and stalked a trans streamer to the extent she fled her home, this is how Cloudflare pulled the plug … finally
Story from:
The Guardian
07 Sep 2022
The tendency to be glued to bad news can spark a ‘vicious cycle’ that interferes with our lives, researcher says
Story from:
The Guardian
05 Sep 2022
Even though Andrew Tate has been banned from many parts of the internet, the echo chamber he created remains strong
Story from:
i News
31 Aug 2022
The findings have prompted calls for youths to have ‘training’ in how to spot fake health news online
Story from:
i News
29 Aug 2022
Keily Blair, chief operating and strategy officer of the controversial creator platform, on why she's a big believer in the Online Safety Bill.
Story from:
The New Statesman
25 Aug 2022
Thousands of Facebook users around the world reported issues with their news feeds on Wednesday as a glitch appeared to boost posts to celebrity fan pages and groups to the top of timelines.
Story from:
BBC News
25 Aug 2022
The vulnerability - which the company said was being actively exploited - affected iPhones, iPads, and Macs and could allow attackers to take complete control of a victim's device.
Story from:
Sky News
22 Aug 2022
It is unworkable and would curb free speech and a free press. It should be dropped and the new government should look again at internet regulation
Story from:
The Times
22 Aug 2022
Charities have voiced concern after ‘misogynistic and homophobic’ content creator Andrew Tate blew up on social media over the summer holidays
Story from:
i News
22 Aug 2022
Weighing in at 218 pages, with 197 sections and 15 schedules, the Online Safety Bill is a clunking attempt to regulate content on the internet
Story from:
The Spectator
20 Aug 2022