Webwatch – Care Appointments

Category: Webwatch

New task force to examine action to tackle online harms to children

By Craig Paton, Reporter22nd January 2025News Scotland, Webwatch

The Scottish Government will convene a new task force to look at what can be done to tackle online harms to children as it was urged to consider a social

Webwatch: Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

By Rosie Shead, Reporter2nd December 2024Webwatch

A social media ban for young children is “a brilliant idea” for tackling abuse, the chair of a domestic violence charity has said. Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, chair of Refuge charity, emphasised

Webwatch: X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change

By Martyn Landi, Reporter17th October 2024Webwatch

Elon Musk’s X has been accused of having a “lack of care” about its responsibility to protect users from abuse over its plans to change how blocking works on the

Online child abuse and exploitation increases by a fifth in a year – Police Scotland

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter1st July 2024News Scotland, Webwatch

Reports of online child sexual abuse and exploitation in Scotland increased by 21% in a year, according to Police Scotland. According to data obtained by the force, between April 1

Webwatch: Online safety rules don’t go far enough, bereaved parents say

By Martyn Landi, Reporter8th May 2024Webwatch

A group of bereaved parents have warned that the Online Safety Act does not yet go far enough to protect children on social media. Bereaved Families for Online Safety have

Data regulator issues new guidance for health & social care organisations on transparency

By Martyn Landi, Reporter17th April 2024Webwatch

The UK’s data protection regulator has published new guidance for health and social care organisations it says will help them be more transparent about how personal information is being used.

Webwatch: Amazon launches campaign to show how Alexa can support those with ADHD

By Martyn Landi, Reporter19th March 2024Webwatch

Amazon has launched a campaign to highlight features within its Alexa virtual assistant which can help people living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An online guide has been published

Category: Webwatch

Webwatch: X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change

Online child abuse and exploitation increases by a fifth in a year – Police Scotland

Data regulator issues new guidance for health & social care organisations on transparency

Webwatch: Amazon launches campaign to show how Alexa can support those with ADHD

Tory Government ‘unlawfully’ housed asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield – High Court

NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer

‘Jealous’ triple killer handed whole-life order for crossbow and knife murders

NHS shake-up could see central roles halved in ‘radical reduction’, say health officials

Log In

Sign Up

Category: Webwatch

Webwatch: TikTok, Reddit and Imgur to be investigated over use of children’s data

Webwatch: More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

New task force to examine action to tackle online harms to children

Webwatch: Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

Webwatch: X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change

Online child abuse and exploitation increases by a fifth in a year – Police Scotland

Webwatch: Online safety rules don’t go far enough, bereaved parents say

Data regulator issues new guidance for health & social care organisations on transparency

Webwatch: Meta announces new tools to tackle sextortion and intimate image abuse

Webwatch: Amazon launches campaign to show how Alexa can support those with ADHD