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A charity says the popularity of Twitter, Facebook and ask.fm means current cyberbullying legislation is out of date.

Unsubstantiated news reports do nothing to help, argues Stephen Balkam, unlike education and evidence-based policy

Maybe trying to keep up with our kids and whatever it is they're doing on those social networks with the funny names -- Tinder, Yik Yak, Wanelo and more -- is unrealistic.

How websites offering flirting and relationship services are allowing older users and children to mix, often with no moderation

The controversial social network Ask.fm has been bought by the owners of Tinder and Ask.com for an undisclosed fee.

As Zelda Williams, daughter of the comedian Robin, is forced to leave social media after she is trolled about her father's death, we look at the rise of misogyny against women online

On the 1st September 2014 a group of three young people will be travelling to Istanbul for this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The concept of online reputation is getting increasingly complicated for young people dealing with the job market and college admissions, so it’s become fashionable to take the most meaningful conversations into the netherworld of anonymous messaging.

Children as young as SIX are being exposed to video games scenes involving violence and prostitution because their parents ignore age limits

This year’s report shows that a ‘millennium generation’ of 14 and 15 year olds are the most technology-savvy in the UK.

Facebook must disclose any available records on the number of underage account holders in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. It ruled any existing records should be supplied for a lawsuit that involves a vulnerable girl who contacted men and posted sexual photos on the website.

Almost 11,000 people had their computer hacked by a virus last year, giving cyber criminals access to personal data. The National Crime Agency is now warning people of the dangers of failing to protect electronic devices.

Ellie Nudd was a typical teenager, studying for A-levels in English, sociology and business in her hometown of Colchester. Now aged 21, she describes her younger self as “open and trusting”, someone who found it easy to make friends.

In an interview with The Independent to mark the first in a week-long series of articles about the role of the internet in the lives of children and young people, Anthony Smythe, the managing director of BeatBullying, says current law is “not fit for purpose”.

A new cyber security training programme hopes to encourage more young people towards careers in STEM subjects

Communications regulator Ofcom said UK adults spend an average of eight hours and 41 minutes a day on media devices, compared with the average night's sleep of eight hours and 21 minutes.

Children, growing up with YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, learning to use smartphones or tablets before they are able to talk

Intelligence agency GCHQ has accredited six UK universities to teach specialist master's degree courses to future internet security experts.

A major part of the challenge of parenting in this day and age lies in managing the increasingly digital lives of their children, especially in their tween and teen years.

Teacher caught with teenage lover after he showed explicit texts to his friends, court hears