The reality TV star will give evidence to the Commons Petitions Committee on Tuesday about her call to make online abuse a specific criminal offence and to create a register of offenders.
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05 Feb 2018
HMI Dan Lambert and SHMI Hilary Macdonald discuss online safety with Lorin LaFave of The Breck Foundation.
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Ofsted
05 Feb 2018
The nature of sexual offending has changed with most interactions occurring online and involving younger victims. This change is seeing people taking more risks by virtually opening their door to “strangers”.
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The Conversation
02 Feb 2018
A letter home to parents warns that children are receiving inappropriate messages with characters doing 'very adult things'
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TES
02 Feb 2018
Former child-safety tsar says the government is playing 'catch-up' on recommendations she made 10 years ago
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TES
02 Feb 2018
Parents could be prosecuted if their children engage in sending indecent images over mobile phones, a police force has said.
Kent Police says parents could be liable if their name is on the contract for the phone.
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Yahoo News
31 Jan 2018
Controversial vlogger Logan Paul has knocked Zoella off the top spot as UK children's favourite YouTuber, according to a study.
The Monitor Report from Childwise is a comprehensive annual report focused on children and young people's media consumption, purchasing habits and social issues.
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BBC
31 Jan 2018
Sarahah is the new anonymous app which allows you to send messages to users without them ever knowing who you are
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Manchester Evening News
30 Jan 2018
The NSPCC is calling upon ministers to force companies to build upon existing technology to flag up potential abuse.
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BT.com
29 Jan 2018
The app, marketed for children, has caused parents to warn others about the importance of supervising little ones while playing.
The free app called Blaze and the Monster Machines makes sinister threats to children, including threats to stab them with a knife.
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Coventry Telegraph
25 Jan 2018
Survey shows that pupils also want to be taught what to do when they see something upsetting online
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TES
25 Jan 2018
Internet giants are "fundamentally enabling" paedophiles to sexually abuse children, the police chief in charge of child protection has told ITV News.
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ITV News
23 Jan 2018
AN overwhelming majority of the public believe social media companies do not do enough to tackle bullying, illegal activities and extremist content on their sites, a major survey has found.
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Herald Scotland
22 Jan 2018
SCHOOLS should do more to teach children about the dangers of sharing sexual content online, a think-tank report has recommended.
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Herald Scotland
22 Jan 2018
Safeguarding can be agonising and frustrating – but just remember, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time, you could be making a huge difference to a vulnerable young person's life
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TES
22 Jan 2018
The children's commissioner is right – we need to offer digital literacy lessons to help our students navigate the social media minefield, writes one union leader
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TES
19 Jan 2018
Sky News reports that campaigners are urging the Government to pause a new collection of pupil data amid fears it will put sensitive information about vulnerable children at risk.
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Schools Improvement Net
19 Jan 2018
The head of Facebook’s Messenger app has revealed the company’s plans for the communications app over the coming year, including an aim to make it less “cluttered”.
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BT.com
18 Jan 2018
Two-thirds of teachers in Scotland do not feel they have received sufficient training in mental health according to the findings of a survey carried out by a leading charity.
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The Scotsman
18 Jan 2018
A PAEDOPHILE who targeted children online has been jailed for six years.
He was first arrested in April 2016 by Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police officers who are part of Operation Safenet, which targets suspected paedophiles operating online.
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Hereford Times
16 Jan 2018