The Government today backed tougher laws that could see cyber stalkers and text perverts locked up for two years.
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London Evening Standard
26 Mar 2014
A notorious website has been criticised by charities for encouraging teenagers to share stories of eating disorders online.
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Herald Scotland
25 Mar 2014
A teen charged less than three weeks ago with cyberbullying after he posted nude pictures of a 15-year-old girl online has pleaded no contest to the crime.
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Salisbury Post (US)
21 Mar 2014
Sellotape selfies, aka sellofies, have spread in popularity on Facebook as the latest baffling craze for people with too much time on their hands.
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Metro
21 Mar 2014
The 'no makeup selfie' trend may have sparked a huge cancer awareness vs narcissism debate, but it is arguably more productive than previous viral trends, if the £1 million in donations made within just 24 hours is anything to go by.
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The Independent
21 Mar 2014
A tormented Herne Bay teenager has told how Facebook bullies destroyed his life and drove him to a desperate suicide bid.
Daniel Dooner, 17, was harassed by online trolls for two years - causing him to spiral into depression and self-harm behind closed doors.
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Kent Online
21 Mar 2014
Today, NoBullying releases a guide to 10 Best Tips on Online Safety.
The tips include ways to fight off Malware, and tips on using Antivirus and firewall programs as well as ways to correctly download free software as well as a guide to drive-by downloads.
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Digital Journal
20 Mar 2014
Teacher posted angry message about on the social network. He was furious that pupils had been viewing his open Facebook profile
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Daily Mail
20 Mar 2014
A new report by the NSPCC, ‘The experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites’, describes the views of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites and the ways they cope with things that upset them online.
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Voxburner
20 Mar 2014
Efforts by the internet industry to eradicate child porn may prove "woefully insufficient", MPs have warned as they called for beefed-up action to improve online safety.
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ITV News
19 Mar 2014
Stronger action must be taken to protect children from online bullying and pornography, MPs have said.
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BBC
19 Mar 2014
Andrew Halls, the head of Kings College School, says pupils need "emotional resilience" classes to combat the influence of social media websites such as Facebook and AskFM
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The Telegraph
19 Mar 2014
This blog is part of a new project funded by the European Commission, which aims to start a debate with young people with regard to using social networks to their full potential for good, while remaining safe
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Generation Z
14 Mar 2014
US firm Tynker has released an iPad app that aims to introduce children to computer programming.
The app is based on collections of puzzles, solved by stringing together commands in sequences using a drag’n’drop interface.
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The Guardian
14 Mar 2014
Overuse of baby equipment and electronic screens can impede the physical and emotional development of under-threes, a charity has warned.
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BBC
13 Mar 2014
Young people are always on the look out for the next big thing in the app world. All-consumed in this area, they continuously seek a way to better their lives via technology, whether that’s to simplify their dating game, getting geeky in the gaming world, or finding new ways to shop.
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Voxburner
13 Mar 2014
Crimes linked to Twitter have soared fourfold in the past three years, new figures reveal.
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Metro
13 Mar 2014
Teachers using social media websites should receive clearer guidance, unions have said, in the wake of several high profile disciplinary cases.
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BBC
12 Mar 2014
The World Wide Web must remain accessible to everyone, according to Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the Internet 25 years ago this week.
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Huffington Post
12 Mar 2014
Suicides linked to websites add to concerns as experts warn NHS is ill-equipped to deal with fallout from 'toxic digital world'
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The Guardian
11 Mar 2014