The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) dealt with a record number of online child sexual abuse reports in 2019, as material showing illegal content increased by more than a quarter. Analysts
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The brother of Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr has been jailed after he was convicted of stalking two fans of the band. Paul Kerr’s trial heard that he threatened to
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Instagram is to warn users when it detects potentially bullying language in their captions for posts to the social network. The Facebook-owned social media app said it will use artificial
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Hate crime can have a devastating impact on individuals, families, communities and the very fabric of society. However, there is a remarkable dearth of research on the most effective ways
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Security flaws have been found in a number of smart toys, leaving children at risk of being contacted by strangers, Which? has warned. The consumer group is urging the next
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The NSPCC has warned Facebook that it risks becoming a “one-stop grooming shop” if it presses ahead with plans to encrypt across all its messaging services. Facebook is considering end-to-end
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Analysts fighting online child abuse have been deluged with tens of thousands of false reports which could be hindering their vital work, a charity has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation
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A highly decorated police officer who had a child abuse video on her phone has avoided a jail term – but has been told her career is all but over.
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A head teacher has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making and publishing depraved child abuse images. Daniel Chapman, 31, portrayed himself as the “safeguarding champion” of a school while
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Society needs to “wake up” to child sexual exploitation, Dame Esther Rantzen has said, after figures showed the Childline service carried out 12 counselling sessions on the subject every day
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