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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Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 contact-tracing mobile phone app has become the first in the UK to launch. It is called Stop Covid NI and is aimed at interrupting the spread of
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The Government is abandoning efforts to develop its own coronavirus contact-tracing app in order to focus on technology from Apple and Google. In a major U-turn, the Department of Health
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A new web app is allowing frontline health workers to report shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Recently launched Frontline.Live is being used by NHS staff and other essential workers
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Google and Apple need to do more to protect children with depression from accessing unsuitable apps on their marketplaces, according to a study. The review, led by researchers from Lancaster
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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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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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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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