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Teenage girls are by far the highest users of social media, and those who are using it for more than an hour a day are also at the highest risk of developing well-being problems in later teen years.

We cannot allow the government to add rules about pupil use of social media to teachers' never-ending to-list, tackling the negative side effects must be a joint effort involving parents, pupils and providers, writes Tes' mental health columnist, Natasha Devon

Data from 41 UK police forces found 5,349 offences with a racial, religious or faith-based element where the target was under 18 in 2016/17.

A TEENAGER who was sexually abused by a 40-year-old man she met on the internet has told her story in a video.

Hackers see teachers and parents as a “soft target” since they are often ill-equipped to deal with cyber thefts, while sensitive data held by schools - such as children’s medical records - are lucrative on the dark web.

The new interactive BBC iReporter game - aimed at youngsters aged 11 to 18 - gives you the chance to take on the role of a journalist in the BBC newsroom.

Children are using fake Instagram accounts, called "finstas", to bully and destroy the reputations of their peers, the eSafety Commissioner says.

Youngsters are "falling into the trap" of both getting themselves into trouble with the police for sharing images of each other and becoming victims of perverts by sending the images in the first place.

63%, of the young people who took part said that they would not tell their parents if they were experiencing online bullying.

"Holly" was a victim of child exploitation in Telford from the age of 14.

Headteachers are calling for new social media laws to keep children safe, amid concerns that youngsters’ use of these sites is harming their mental health.

Smart devices such as televisions, toys and smart home speakers will be expected to include new, strong security features to keep them safe from hackers, the Government has said.

A WATCHDOG must be appointed to protect young people from online dangers, Scotland’s children’s commissioner has warned, as he claimed the internet is not “designed with children in mind”.

A family court judge has decided that a little girl is at risk of being subjected to genital mutilation because her mother’s maternal instinct has been overridden by religious and cultural pressure.

Revisions to statutory guidance

Research by Google shows that UK teachers think children should starting learning about online safety at age seven, with 99 percent of teachers believing online safety should be part of the curriculum.

At least one in four teens are receiving sexually explicit texts and emails, and at least one in seven are sending sexts, a new study suggests.

Children's charity Barnardo's claims that Facebook's Messenger Kids app could expose pupils to grooming, sexting and online bullying

Technology companies were accused of offering a “tokenistic” response to the problem as MPs and leading charities warned that shortcomings are placing youngsters’ mental health at risk.

The survey, commissioned by the online homework site Firefly Learning, quizzed over 2,000 students aged between 11 and 15 on their homework habits.