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Playing video games for a short period each day could have a small but positive impact on child development, a study by Oxford University suggests.

Do you ever wish you could tell someone what you really think of them, but would rather not deal with the consequences? Meet Leak, a new website that enables you to send anonymous emails to friends, co-workers, or whoever it is you might wish to unload on – without having to input your email address.

Social media sites should establish the identity of people opening accounts to crack down on so-called "revenge porn," a House of Lords committee has said.

Bullying through social media, such as Facebook, is not something that just kids do. More adults are finding themselves victims of online bullying.

The explosion in digital media has led to a growing problem of online abuse, which is frequently targeted at women, often with serious and damaging consequences.

Social media expert Jason Brand, a Berkeley psychotherapist, recently sat down with Diablo to talk about why parents should embrace technology.

A school which has asked parents to buy iPads for their children to use in class has been accused of creating a “two-tier” education system in which pupils who can’t afford the gadgets are bullied by their richer peers.

An independent task force has called on the Government to invest £20 million to help embed the new computing curriculum in schools, warning that the UK could struggle to fill digital roles in the future

The vast majority of new broadband customers in the UK are opting out of "child friendly" filters when prompted to install them by service providers.

Young couples who send explicit pictures of each other are being threatened with prosecution under child sex laws.

How do they use apps? What makes a great app? Which apps do they spend money on and when do they decide to delete an app?

The eCadets scheme empowers 3-18 year-olds to become the next generation of online safety leaders.

The EU has recommended that all freemium games have the 'free' removed from the Google Play Marketplace.

Sociology students are set to learn about selfies, online safety and privacy as the course is updated to reflect modern life

The Registered Digital Institute (RDI), has today launched ‘Friendly WiFi’, the world’s first accreditation scheme designed to verify whether a business’ public Wi-Fi service meets a minimum level of filtering to block out access to pornographic and child abuse websites. ‘Friendly WiFi’ aims to keep children and young people safe from viewing inappropriate material when logged into publicWi-Fi offered in cafes, shops, hotels and restaurants across the UK.

Microsoft's search engine Bing has followed Google in allowing Europeans to ask for pages to be removed from its online results.

How are schools using social media?

Some of the misconceptions that are often associated with filtering of web content and how effective it is to protect children online.

A website has been set up to list items Google has removed after the European Court of Justice ruled people could have articles about them deleted from the results of specific search terms.

Have you taught e-safety in your school this year? Did your pupils create a resource? Then why not enter it into the Youth Manifesto Competition.