The Government is being urged to bring forward “tough” online harms legislation after a children’s charity warned lockdown had created a “perfect storm” for offenders to groom youngsters. Research by
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MPs have launched an inquiry into the “disturbing” rise of self-generated child sexual abuse material. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media will investigate the problem, amid warnings of online
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The Old Vic is offering the UK’s care homes free tickets to its online festive show – a performance of A Christmas Carol starring Andrew Lincoln as Ebenezer Scrooge. For
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A 91-year-old Essex care home resident said she was “so grateful” to watch her granddaughter’s wedding over livestream. Dot Bash, who lives in RMBI Care Co Home Prince Edward Duke
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A group of anti-hate charities have formed an alliance on Twitter in a bid to combat hate speech online. The Jo Cox Foundation and Hope not Hate are among the
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Thousands of care leavers in England are unable to access education, work or to keep in touch with others because they lack internet connectivity, a group of youth charities have
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The Government has been urged to ensure its Online Harms Bill meets six new tests set by the NSPCC to ensure the regulation of social media properly protects children online.
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Mental health experts are calling for body and face-editing apps to be age-restricted in order to better protect the mental and physical wellbeing of young people. The group of experts
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A coronavirus contact tracing app is launching across England and Wales on Thursday in what the Health Secretary has called “an important step forward” in our fight against the “invisible
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The proximity app for tracing coronavirus contacts is an “extra piece of armour” which will be “very private”, Scotland’s national clinical director has said. Jason Leitch said the launch of
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