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Parents feel more confident talking to their children about notoriously tricky topics like the birds and the bees, puberty and race than they do about how to use the internet safely – and some plan to avoid it, despite admitting its importance

In these times of busy and fast-paced lifestyles, sitting down to a family meal can be a rare luxury. But a new study suggests that for teenagers, regular family meals could protect them against the negative implications of cyberbullying.

The best ways to stop the “disturbing” trend of cyberbullying were discussed at a major conference in Dublin yesterday. The head of global safety outreach and public policy for Twitter said the company’s goal to stop abuse on the site was to empower the user to protect themselves.

The apparent leak of hundreds of naked photos purportedly belonging to more than 100 high-profile singers, actors and celebrities has raised questions of the safety and security of digital services.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy is facing a £7,000 bill after he inadvertently spent the money playing a popular online game on his phone.

Scotland’s top police officer, Chief Constable Sir Stephen House, has compared the modern-day rise of Internet trolls posting abusive messages online with graffiti artists of old, daubing their messages on city buildings or any other convenient "media."

A dedicated classroom module on cyberbullying should be introduced to tackle growing concerns at junior and senior levels, according to school principals.

Selfies are taking over the world. Celebs, the media, young and old generations, and those in between: we all just can’t get enough. However there’s a darker side to selfies that many won’t know about or have even chosen to ignore.

A teacher who sent private messages on Twitter to a sixth form pupil "enticing her to engage in a sexual act" has been banned indefinitely from teaching.

Photo and video-sharing service Instagram has launched a new time-lapse app called Hyperlapse. The US social media company says it can capture high-quality videos while the user is on the move using built-in stabilization technology.

App startup cracks down on cyberbullying, but faces renewed scrutiny over security loopholes exploited by hackers

Your guide to the new app that EVERYONE's getting invited to

Men are more than twice as likely as women to be victims of trolling on Twitter, but are the ones most responsible for the bullying, it has been revealed.

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: are you sharing too much of your life online?

Reg Bailey condemns too much time spent using technology, and not enough talking round the dinner table

PRIME Minister David Cameron has announced plans to put an age rating on music videos on Youtube. Is enough being done to protect children from explicit material and other dangers online?

Survey warns explicit material is wrecking adolescence for many young people

The Q&A site connected with seven teenagers’ suicides has been bought by Ask.com, who has sworn to crack down on abuse of the platform

Think about the digital footprint that you are creating for your child before posting that family video

It is extremely rare for girls to attempt murder – but when they do, their crimes grip the public consciousness