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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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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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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Twitter has launched a new filter tool which can hide spam and abusive messages that are sent to users via the platform’s direct messages feature. The tool adds a new
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Schoolchildren seeking solace online are being affected by the latest toxic social media trend – “sadfishing”, a new report warns. Youngsters are being accused of attention-seeking after sharing details about
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“Welcome, you’re normal, we’ve been waiting for you” is the message would-be offenders are receiving from child abuse forums on the dark web. Rob Jones, director of threat leadership at
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How often do we hear public figures talking about the need to “call out” racism? It seems a simple remedy – those airing abhorrent views being shamed and forced to
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Google’s video site YouTube has been fined 170 million US dollars (£139 million) to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data without their parents’ consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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The Mental Welfare Commission has updated its website with aims of making it more user friendly, and including a wider range of information. Kate Fearnley, executive director (engagement & participation)
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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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