Twitter has announced new updates to its service and policy in an effort to crack down on cyberbullying.
The company has been outspoken about its failures to tackle online abuse, but new changes to the platform should help tackle the issue.
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Trusted Reviews
22 Apr 2015
How much time do you spend connected to the internet? If you're a message junkie, YouTube addict, or use the web for business, you are leaving tracks that can be followed. We all have what has been dubbed a 'digital footprint' with some being larger than others.
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techradar
22 Apr 2015
Once upon a time parents were able to sleep easy at night, knowing their young teenage children were safely tucked up in their bedrooms and well away from danger.
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Daily Telegraph (Aus)
22 Apr 2015
Avon and Somerset police say they have arrested a 22-year-old man over "homophobic messages" posted on social media.
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Bristol Post
20 Apr 2015
On Friday 15th May, the NSPCC are inviting people to gather round to play their favourite board games. Raising money to keep children safe
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NSPCC
17 Apr 2015
Facebook-owned photo sharing app Instagram has revamped its community guidelines to reflect a tougher stance on nudity, pornography and harassment.
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Trusted Reviews
17 Apr 2015
Twitter’s broadcasting platform is personal, immediate and sometimes thrilling - but also often really boring
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Stuff
15 Apr 2015
Young people are deserting social media sites such as Facebook in a bid to ditch online relationships with their parents, a new report has revealed.
Research showed a third of younger internet users admitted deleting social media accounts because their parents had started to use the same site.
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The Telegraph
15 Apr 2015
Recent news stories making startling claims have come off the back of polls that were conducted by research companies. But how trustworthy are they?
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The Guardian
14 Apr 2015
The head of an elite Victorian private school has resigned after a photograph of him looking at pornography on his work commuter circulated on social media.
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Daily Mail
10 Apr 2015
Facebook is being sued by some 25,000 users for alleged violations of European privacy laws in a class action suit due in a Vienna court later
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BBC
09 Apr 2015
A panel of writers consider if, in an era of pornography addiction, e-cigarettes and video game violence, the job of a parent is genuinely tougher than ever
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The Guardian
08 Apr 2015
Teachers are increasingly being abused online by their pupils’ parents – with growing numbers forced to endure personal insults, sexual smears and even threats. New research shows that parents – rather than children – are the driving force behind a sharp rise in the number of teachers complaining of being abused on social media.
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The Independent
02 Apr 2015
Bullying is always challenging to deal with as a parent. Add a cyber element into the mix and many are completely flummoxed.
A survey conducted by the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals published recently found that parents are getting worse rather than better when it comes to monitoring children’s online behaviour.
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The Journal (Ireland)
01 Apr 2015
One in ten children between the ages of 12 and 13 are worried that they are "addicted" to watching pornography.
One in five members of the same age group think watching explicit content is normal, according to a study by children's charity NSPCC.
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BBC
01 Apr 2015
Group of 16 schools in Cheshire say allowing children to play games containing unsuitable levels of violence and sexual content is neglectful
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The Guardian
30 Mar 2015
In reviewing the daily news stream it is impossible to miss the escalating frequency of incidents coming out of schools all across the country which relate directly to social media, texting, or apps used by kids.
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IT Pro Portal
30 Mar 2015
THE social media site Twitter is under renewed pressure to tighten up controls against online trolls as new figures emerged showing it had only pulled two abusive tweets in two years in response to official removal requests from the UK.
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Herald Scotland
30 Mar 2015
It used to be the case that people got their gossip over the garden fence or from a bit of curtain twitching. But now we have the internet and the nature of chat has changed forever.
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BBC
26 Mar 2015
Hackers broke into a school's Twitter account and posted this cheeky picture of the headteacher's face superimposed on the hunky muscular body of a man in tight briefs.
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Mirror
26 Mar 2015