A Twitter troll who posted abusive messages about the fatal stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire has been jailed for eight weeks.
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14 May 2014
Carphone Warehouse boss warns against school roll-out
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TES
14 May 2014
The UK’s four biggest internet service providers (ISPs) - Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk and BT - have combined forces to launch a campaign designed to promote awareness of internet safety.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
14 May 2014
On Tuesday, the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union set a major precedent over what is referred to as the "right to be forgotten".
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BBC
14 May 2014
Childnet, partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre, have launched a discussion forum to invite educators to share their experiences about autism and online safety, which will feed into a new toolkit for educators.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
13 May 2014
The National Centre for Cyberstalking Research is trying to find out more about this very modern crime - its prevalence, the motivation of those who perpetrate it and how best to tackle it.
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BBC
13 May 2014
Cyber bullying of children via social media sites is now a bigger problem than face-to-face harassment, say psychologists.
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Daily Mail
13 May 2014
A NORTH-EAST MP is leading calls for a system of checks to be introduced to stop anyone under-18 accessing online pornography.
Helen Goodman, Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, has tabled a number of amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill which will be debated by MPs in Parliament
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The Northern Echo
13 May 2014
Some 53% of parents do not use controls designed to stop their children from looking at violent or pornographic imagery, campaigners for greater online safety found.
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ITV
13 May 2014
It is a new phenomenon that psychiatrists are beginning to notice, perhaps a millennial form of writing a diary or poetry to express anxiety or distress, or a red light to friends and family that something is wrong. Now, by posting the distress online, the self-hatred has an audience.
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Huffington Post
12 May 2014
Michael Gove who has written to all schools and colleges in England urging them to be alert for signs of radicalisation, exploitation and cyberbullying of students
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The Guardian
08 May 2014
Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers from the French branch of mobile network operator and internet service provider Orange.
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BBC
08 May 2014
The E2BN conference is aimed at teachers, Heads, technical staff, Local Authority employees, school governors and all those interested in raising educational standards through the use of technology.
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E2BN
08 May 2014
Latest Statutory guidance for schools and colleges
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Department for Education
08 May 2014
A JUDGE told a former teacher he is “finished” in the profession as he was jailed for sexual offences against a 15-year-old schoolgirl after grooming her online.
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Bucks Free Press
08 May 2014
Despite good intentions, Nearby Friends presents challenges for those concerned about cyberbullying, stalking and privacy.
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Huffington Post
08 May 2014
A third person has been arrested over alleged offensive social media posts after the death of teacher Ann Maguire
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BBC
07 May 2014
Like their namesake, internet trolls lie in wait for innocent victim and then attack but it's time to force them into the open
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Mirror
07 May 2014
A teenage girl whose family claimed she was bullied to death by cyber-bullies after she committed suicide probably trolled herself, an inquest heard today.
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Daily Mail
07 May 2014
A stolen mobile phone has emailed a "selfie" of a mystery man back to its owner.
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BBC
06 May 2014