Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post humiliating photoshopped images online could face prosecution under new legal guidelines. Social media is to be more stringently policed after the Crown
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More than half of young people who experience stigma due to mental health problems say their own friends are the ones who bully them. A new poll of more than
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The internet can be a “playground for paedophiles”, the NSPCC has warned after new figures suggested increasing numbers of children are raising concerns about online abuse and grooming. Statistics from
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Autistic people are vulnerable to sliding into cyber crime and potentially being targeted by organised gangs, experts have said. The warning comes as the National Crime Agency – Britain’s version
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Parents who buy electronic gadgets for their children this Christmas have been warned about the risks of online grooming following an alarming rise in reported cases. In 2014/15 ChildLine carried
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People who share sexually explicit images without consent could be jailed for up to two years from today, as new revenge porn laws come into force. Campaigners and victims have
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The number of web pages found with images of child sexual abuse soared by 137% last year, a UK internet watchdog has revealed. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said it
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An academic from the University of West London’s (UWL) School of Psychology, Social Work and Human Sciences, presented research at a recent conference about the risks that children face online.
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Research is to be carried out for the first time in Scotland to help deal with the “new challenges” posed by online bullying, Learning Minister Alasdair Allan said. The work,
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A report has called on the executive to do more to protect children using the internet and social media. An estimated 80% of children go online every day, some for
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