More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling were taken down following referrals from the National Crime Agency (NCA) last year, the law enforcement body said. This was
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Meta has unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users, in particular young people, from “sextortion” and intimate image abuse. The social media giant – which owns
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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
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The number of child sexual abuse image crimes recorded by UK police increased by a quarter last year, according to new data obtained by children’s charity the NSPCC. The charity’s
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