It has given a voice to a generation, and helped unite people and communities far and wide. But social media is not always used as a force for good.
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The Conversation
03 Nov 2016
Automatic defences to stop hackers hijacking websites or spoofing official domains will get a boost from a £1.9bn government cybersecurity strategy.
Other defences that intercept booby-trapped emails or shut down thieves impersonating bank websites will also be expanded.
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BBC
01 Nov 2016
A BBC investigation has found that thousands of young women in conservative societies across North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia are being shamed or blackmailed with private and sometimes sexually explicit images
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BBC
31 Oct 2016
Prince William is considering a flight to California to meet Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to a report from The Sunday Times.
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Business Insider
31 Oct 2016
How could a webcam help bring down some of the world’s most popular websites? It seems unlikely but that’s what happened recently when hackers attacked the internet infrastructure run by US firm Dyn, knocking out services including Paypal, Twitter and Netflix.
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The Conversation
26 Oct 2016
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are the most secure chat platforms, according to Amnesty International. But that decision has already met with scepticism from people in the technology community, some of whom have warned that it might not be safe to use the apps at all.
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Independent
25 Oct 2016
Jenni Murray’s recent suggestion of analysing pornography in the classroom might raise some eyebrows, but with up to 60% of young people using porn to teach themselves about sex, she’s right that schools should not ignore it
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The Guardian
25 Oct 2016
Internet Watch Foundation says a web page showing a child being sexually abused is identified by a watchdog every eight minutes.
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BT.com
21 Oct 2016
What is a "bring your own device" policy and should your school be introducing one? Teacher educator Sarah Wright answers these questions and more in the latest installment in her series of quick explainers
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TES
20 Oct 2016
OVER a third of 13 to 15 year old students have been sent explicit images on their phones, according to a recent report.
The report also shows that less than half of the students knew who the sender was, and only a quarter had asked for it.
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The Scotsman
17 Oct 2016
This year’s Get Safe Online Day takes place on Tuesday October 18th. The awareness campaign will urge the UK public and small businesses to make every day safer by treating online security as essential ‘life admin’.
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Get Safe Online
14 Oct 2016
The media may be new, but the punitive messages and appetites remain the same. Today’s tech simply provides new outlets for the worst behaviour
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The Guardian
14 Oct 2016
PARENTS are being warned to check their children's social media accounts after a primary school pupil was sent messages encouraging her to send pictures of herself.
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Bolton News
12 Oct 2016
The NSPCC has spoken out to warn high-profile YouTubers that they have a responsibility to make sure that relationships with young fans were appropriate.
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The Drum
11 Oct 2016
Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post doctored images to humiliate others could face prosecution in England and Wales.
Inciting people to harass others online, known as virtual mobbing, could also result in court action, under new Crown Prosecution Service guidance.
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BBC
10 Oct 2016
A mother from Worcester whose teenage son took his own life after being bullied on social media has urged parents, teachers and children to do all they can to stand up to online abuse
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ITV News
10 Oct 2016
Children as young as nine check their devices more than 10 times throughout the night, online safety organisation claims
A quarter of teenagers spend more than an hour on their mobile phones after going to bed, and it is affecting many young people's school work, a new survey shows.
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TES
10 Oct 2016
Smartphones are blamed for everything from distracting pupils from their work to fuelling teenagers’ porn addictions.
But others claim the devices can be vital learning tools.
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TES
10 Oct 2016
Social media is a powerful tool for engaging communities on the topic of cyber security and raising awareness, a young digital apprentice is demonstrating.
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Computer Weekly
03 Oct 2016
It’s enough to set any parent’s heart racing. An urgent call from the school to say your child has been involved in cyberbullying. You want to know the name of the child who has dared to say anything hurtful about your son or daughter. Then horror as you discover your child is the bully.
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The Guardian
02 Oct 2016