15 December 2023
Parents of children who died in circumstances linked to social media and gaming have accused the government of "watering down" online safety laws.
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13 December 2023
Having your nudes shared can feel scary, and it can leave you feeling worried or even ashamed. But it’s not your fault.
It’s against the law for anyone to share a sexual image or video of someone who’s under 18, and NSPCC is working with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Yoti to help you remove any sexual image or video of you that’s online.
20 November 2023
Hundreds of families are suing some of the world's biggest technology companies - who, they say, knowingly expose children to harmful products.
"I literally was trapped by addiction at age 12. And I did not get my life back for all of my teenage years."
Taylor Little's addiction was social media, an addiction that led to suicide attempts and years of depression.
16 November 2023
Meta wants to shift the burden of monitoring social media usage among teens back to the app stores — and to parents.
Meta’s global head of Safety, Antigone Davis, argues that parents should be responsible for approving their teens’ app downloads and staked Meta’s position in supporting federal legislation that would require parental approval for app downloads for users under the age of 16.
13 November 2023
Popular live video chat website Omegle is shutting down after 14 years following user claims of abuse.
The service, which randomly placed users in online chats with strangers, grew in popularity with children and young people during the Covid pandemic.
But the site has been mentioned in more than 50 cases against paedophiles in the last couple of years.
06 November 2023
Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has had his account reinstated on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was reinstated alongside political commentator Katie Hopkins.
Hopkins was banned in 2020 and Robinson's account was suspended in 2018 - Twitter accused both of breaking its rules on hateful conduct.
A number of controversial figures have been allowed back on the platform since it was bought by Elon Musk last year.
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