A father who posed as his 16-year-old son on Instagram to persuade two young girls to send him naked photos has been jailed.
Christopher Taylor, 51, first pretended to be his teenage son in order to talk to his vulnerable 11-year-old victim.
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Metro
12 Dec 2016
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) found 18,778 children aged 11 to 18 were admitted to hospital for self-harm in 2015/16.
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BT.com
09 Dec 2016
Tormentors created fake profiles for 18-year-old, offering 'sex for free' and attaching her phone number
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Independent
05 Dec 2016
The next generation of digital natives see social media as a way to ‘build personal brands’ and prefer quality online relationships rather than a mass of followers, according to the results of an extensive five year study of 10-15 year olds.
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Net Imperative
05 Dec 2016
Parents may not want to go as far as Jeremy Hunt in policing cyberspace, but the desire to be ‘cool’ can make a laissez-faire approach even more dangerous
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The Guardian
05 Dec 2016
Sharing the footage in a bid to raise awareness ends up having a negative effect on young people - both those being bullied and others who see the videos, the NSPCC said.
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BT.com
05 Dec 2016
Schools must reduce the use of iPads during lessons amid concerns that children are using them to bully and harass one another, a minister has warned.
He also called on headteacher's to use their powers to confiscate tablets and iPads being brought into schools if they are being used "inappropriately."
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The Telegraph
01 Dec 2016
Thousands of people in the UK are likely to be falling victim to sextortion every year, according to the National Crime Agency and National Police Chiefs Council.
Victims in the NCA cases are aged between 14 and 82, with a substantial proportion in the 11-20 age group.
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National Crime Agency
30 Nov 2016
Young people today are growing up surrounded by tech, and it’s vital that business and education work together to give teachers the support they need to get their pupils truly tech-literate.
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TES
30 Nov 2016
Social media companies should use technological solutions to bar young people from sending explicit messages and cyberbullying, says health secretary
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The Guardian
30 Nov 2016
Thousands are having their computers encrypted by ransomware.
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BBC
28 Nov 2016
Sexting cases involving children should not always be handled with a full-scale criminal investigation, new police advice says.
The College of Policing advises officers to respond "in a proportionate way" to children sharing indecent imagery of themselves or their peers.
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BBC
25 Nov 2016
Department for Education advisor Tom Bennett is 'not a fan' of using the game in lessons.
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Engadget UK
25 Nov 2016
Sixth-form College of National Security will teach cyber skills to some of Britain’s most gifted youngsters to fight growing threat
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The Guardian
25 Nov 2016
Around five years ago, a colleague suggested I set up a teacher account on Twitter. I was reluctant at first, anxious about the implications of having an open profile as a teacher. Now I am a self-confessed teacher tweep, using Twitter for free CPD, connecting with colleagues around the world, sharing good practice and organising events for teachers.
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Innovate my School
24 Nov 2016
Students from middle school to high school might be social media savvy nowadays, but they’re easily fooled by biased sources, ads that resemble news articles and even bogus social media pages, a study released Tuesday by the Stanford History Education Group showed.
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The Mercury News (USA)
23 Nov 2016
Campaigners are warning that a new app could be putting young people at risk of exploitation by sexual predators.
The NSPCC has issued a warning over Yellow – an app which claims five million users and is the second most popular free lifestyle app in Britain, after Tinder.
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RT.com
22 Nov 2016
New research suggests people are 20 times more likely to fall victim to internet fraudsters.
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STV News
21 Nov 2016
Porn websites face being blocked to people in the UK if they fail to check users are over 18, under government plans.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said children needed to be safe from "harmful pornographic content online".
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BBC
21 Nov 2016
A judge has questioned why the acting head of specialist educational unit was ever appointed to the position while jailing him for 32 weeks for grooming a vulnerable pupil in his charge.
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South Wales Evening Post
18 Nov 2016