Social media users who persistently spread racial hatred online could be given "internet Asbos" blocking them from sites such as Twitter and Facebook under proposals to tackle rising levels of anti-Semitism.
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Mirror
10 Feb 2015
Police forces throughout Wales are sending officers into schools to show children a filmwhich focuses on the risks and dangers of sexting to raise awareness about the social and legal consequences of sending indecent images.
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ITV
10 Feb 2015
Youngsters claim they attack someone else to fit in and avoid becoming a target themselves
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Daily Mail
10 Feb 2015
School orders pupils to spend a week on 'digital detox' without phones or iPads to teach them how to talk to people
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Daily Mail
09 Feb 2015
A police investigation has been launched after a 12-year-old schoolgirl discovered classmates sharing an indecent photograph of her online.
The case has raised fears that more children are being coaxed into sharing compromising pictures which are then distributed without their knowledge.
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Daily Mail
04 Feb 2015
The majority of teenagers are turning to porn to fill the gaps left by their sex-education lessons, a new survey suggests. Almost two-thirds of young people have used pornography to find out more about sex, and two-fifths say that it has helped them to understand sex.
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TES
03 Feb 2015
Cyber-bullying and inappropriate behaviour loom largest of IT professionals' fears about social media use in educational organisations.
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Computer Business Review
03 Feb 2015
The Loose Women panellist, who last week slammed online trolls for sending her racist and sexist abuse, is pleased she acted how she did because it enabled her to rid herself of negative vibes and get on with 'maintaining a happy lifestyle'.
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Daily Mail
29 Jan 2015
A teenager has been expelled from school after posting insults about his head teacher's hair on Facebook.
Jordan Ford, 14, took to the social media site after teachers told him his dyed red hair was not acceptable for school.
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The Telegraph
27 Jan 2015
The adult content filters being rolled out by some internet providers under a scheme championed by David Cameron are blocking the websites of businesses and charities and are a “distraction” for parents seeking to protect children from online pornography, claim campaigners.
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The Guardian
26 Jan 2015
Provider set to make family-friendly filter default unless customers choose to 'opt in'
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Daily Mail
26 Jan 2015
Parents are using access to computers as a way of controlling their children's behaviour, according to a study of modern childhood.
The Childwise survey, which has been tracking family life in the UK since the 1990s, shows a surge in the number of tablet computers used by children.
But it suggests that parents use time on tablet computers as a way of rewarding or punishing their children.
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BBC
26 Jan 2015
Pupils shared "inappropriate" photographs on Snapchat and were groomed by paedophiles during lessons on school iPads, it has emerged, after the school head wrote to parents.
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The Telegraph
26 Jan 2015
Online trolling hasn’t gone away, as shown by the flood of abuse Jamelia faced. But if we want to change what’s socially acceptable, we all have to play a part in creating new norms
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The Guardian
26 Jan 2015
This paper is intended as a briefing, summing up the schools market for IT and the conditions that help to determine it.
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Schoolzone
20 Jan 2015
Some children are relentlessly bullied with no respite, as social media channels permeate the home and school environment. BullyingUK share their advice on how to deal with cyberbullying
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The Independent
19 Jan 2015
Q&A network Ask.fm has launched its first ever safety advisory board as part of a broad push from owner IAC to clean up the site’s act.
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The Drum
19 Jan 2015
Cyberbullying is a growing problem in the UK and around the world. This can take many forms and can have long term implications that we are only starting to grasp the extent of.
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NoBullying.com
19 Jan 2015
A dad from Preston is warning other parents of the dangers of posting their child’s photograph on social media after over 20 images of his daughter were found on a Russian website used by paedophiles.
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Lancashire Evening Post
19 Jan 2015
Maisie Williams star of upcoming Channel 4 drama Cyberbullying has spoken about her role and her personal experiences with online bullies.
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Recombu
15 Jan 2015