Webwatch: Apple bans 181 vaping apps from store over health concerns
Apple is banning apps related to vaping from its app store amid concern about the effect of vaping on the health of young people. The iPhone maker made the decision
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Call for religious leaders to take ‘moral lead’ on fighting online child abuse
The Catholic Church and other religions must “take a moral lead” in tackling child sexual abuse online, a charity has said. The Internet Watch Foundation made the call ahead of
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Webwatch: Advert for children’s app banned on mental health and self-esteem concerns
An ad for the app PopJam that encouraged users to “get likes and followers” has been banned over concerns it could be detrimental to children’s mental health and self-esteem. The
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Webwatch: Young urged to speak out against cyberbullying disguised as ‘banter’
Cyberbullies are hiding behind claims that online abuse is “banter”, new research has claimed. To mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week on Monday, Instagram and cyberbullying charity Cybersmile have released
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Webwatch: #GoodMannersEmojis campaign launched to call out online bullies
The organisation responsible for emojis is being urged to introduce a person holding a yellow card and a whistleblower in a bid to take on abusive behaviour online. Tory parliamentary
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Webwatch: Instagram extends self-harm ban to drawings and cartoons
Social media company Instagram has said it will remove images, drawings and cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide from its platform. The move follows the death of British 14-year-old
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Webwatch: BBC launches interactive voice news for Alexa-enabled devices
The BBC is launching an interactive voice news service for Alexa, allowing people to skip stories or ask for more details about the items they are interested in. From Wednesday,
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Webwatch: Government drop plans for age verification pornography checks
Age verification measures designed to prevent children from accessing pornography online have been dropped, the Government has announced. Under the scrapped plans, people would have to prove their age in
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Webwatch: Google Maps develops improved navigation for those with visual impairments
Google is adding more detailed voice navigation options to its mapping app in an effort to help those with visual impairments. The feature, which is only available in the US
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New online safety and wellbeing service launched for women selling sex in Scotland
A new safety and wellbeing service has been launched for women in Scotland selling or exchanging sex or sexual activity online. The service, called Click, aims to respond to the
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