Thousands of care leavers in England are unable to access education, work or to keep in touch with others because they lack internet connectivity, a group of youth charities have
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The Government has been urged to ensure its Online Harms Bill meets six new tests set by the NSPCC to ensure the regulation of social media properly protects children online.
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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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Social media giants have been accused of failing to act on anti-vaccine misinformation related to the coronavirus, even when it is reported to them. A group of young volunteers scoured
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From a couple working on a ward side by side, to a doctor reading out family text messages to a dying Covid-19 patient, key workers have been sharing their stories
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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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A study carried out as part of the Government funded TechForce19 challenge has shown that when carers receive training via immersive digital technology, including VR, it can improve understanding of
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Cyberbullying can lead to post-traumatic stress (PTS) for both victims and bullies, the first study of its kind suggests. Experts from Imperial College London found that cyberbullying can lead to
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