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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A new app designed to help people with Down’s syndrome make healthier eating and exercise choices, has been downloaded more than 500 times in its first three weeks. The Down’s
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A smartphone app designed to manage negative emotions and periods of anxiety could help to reduce self-harm in young people, according to research. BlueIce is a prescribed app – meaning
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Instagram users can now raise awareness of and donate directly to charities following the introduction of a donation sticker to the Stories section of the social media app. The sticker
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CKUK Common Knowledge and Scottish Drug Forum have launched Be Safe Have Fun – the first sexual health and safety app developed exclusively for young people age with autism and/or
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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has launched a new app that aims to dramatically improve the lives of people who have had a stroke resulting in a communication difficulty called
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Funding of £90,000 has been announced for a new advice package on the healthy use of social media and screen time. The Scottish Youth Parliament and the Children’s Parliament are
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