A new study has indicated that conventional face-to-face bullying remains a much more prevalent issue than cyberbullying or other forms of online victimisation.
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Teaching Personnel
07 Aug 2017
The internet and social media provide huge opportunities for the coming generation, but there’s a dark side from which it must be protected
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The Guardian
07 Aug 2017
YouTube's child protection mechanism is breaking down, according to some of the company's volunteer watchdogs.
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BBC
07 Aug 2017
Children innocently browsing the internet could be just clicks away from being exploited by sexual predators and abductors.
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Harrogate Advertiser
04 Aug 2017
It’s the principle that’s existed since the internet began that all data is equal, and all data should be treated the same.
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The Memo
04 Aug 2017
More parents today worry about cyberbullying than drugs or alcohol.
Many believe bullying online is more prevalent than bullying in the playground, and millions are being spent by schools, parents and social networks to keep kids safe online. But should they be?
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The Memo
02 Aug 2017
Amber Rudd will urge social media companies to do more to remove online terrorist content during a series of meetings with tech giants including Twitter and Facebook, after a sharp increase in the number of plots foiled in the UK.
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The Guardian
01 Aug 2017
A watchdog is calling on internet users to raise the alarm if they accidentally stumble on child sex abuse images.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said illegal online material can be reported to its experts anonymously.
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Sunderland Echo
01 Aug 2017
The so-called “dark web” ironically owes its existence to attempts to supposedly make the world a safer place.
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Sunderland Echo
31 Jul 2017
An internet safety group is warning parents to be on the lookout for harmful online challenges their children may feel pressured to take part in.
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BT.com
31 Jul 2017
Scale of new online menace facing young footballers revealed by pioneering project at Everton’s academy
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The Guardian
31 Jul 2017
The impact of digital hate is hurting our youth, especially our girls. Some headlines of young suicides don’t have teen in them anymore, because they don’t make it to their teenage years. It’s a tragedy since many are related to cyberbullying.
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Huffington Post
31 Jul 2017
The scam involves transferring stolen money through children's bank accounts to hide it from the authorities.
According to The Times, the Met Police wrote to parents warning that pupils were being approached outside school gates and on social media.
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BBC
31 Jul 2017
We need to teach children to be better consumers of information, says Dave Saltmarsh, Global Education Evangelist, Jamf
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Independent Education Today
27 Jul 2017
PARENTS are concerned that a popular app encourages cyberbullying after local teenagers and children were told by online bullies to commit suicide and were mocked for their appearance.
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Ardrossan Herald
27 Jul 2017
Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18
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Computer Weekly
25 Jul 2017
Children as young as nine are being groomed on the live streaming app Periscope, a BBC investigation has found.
Twitter, which owns the app, says it has “zero tolerance” for this kind of conduct.
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BBC
21 Jul 2017
The social media giant says it has redoubled efforts to cut abuse but “much work” still needs to be done.
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BT.com
21 Jul 2017
A new survey shows that the popular social network is the latest hotbed for cyber-bullying among young people.
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Blasting News
21 Jul 2017
Grooming gangs are finding new and inventive ways to abuse children using live video applications
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Bristol Post
20 Jul 2017