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THE grooming of a 13-year-old girl by scores of men highlights the dangers of not knowing what your child is doing on-line, police and child protection charities warned last night.

Once upon a time a person shied away after doing something embarrassing, patiently waiting until they were no longer the laughing stock of their school or workplace. Now, however, it appears the done thing is to broadcast the blush-worthy act to the world - complete with a picture. That's according to the latest ridiculous internet craze, which involves people posting pictures of themselves or their friends falling down the stairs.

Cyberbullying affects more young people than previously thought, a new survey suggests. More than two-thirds of people aged 13 to 22 have been bullied online with boys and girls equally affected, according to charity Ditch the Label.

The No Hate Speech Movement is a Council of Europe initiative to raise awareness of hate speech online, and to combat it. The campaign website has all information regarding the Movement, its aims, outcomes and news about what is happening. You can watch the campaign video too.

An impassioned attack on the ‘pernicious effect’ of online porn was delivered by the Culture Secretary yesterday. Maria Miller warned that young boys who see explicit images risk growing up with a warped idea of how to treat girls.

This year’s E2BN E-Safety conference will be held in Luton at the Luton Learning Resource Centre Strangers Way, Luton LU4 9ND on Thursday 14th November 2013.

THE distraught mother of a 16-year-old school-girl has spoken of her fear and heartbreak for her daughter who has been targeted by online bullies for the past two years.

Facebook has become a destination for teenage girls to access hardcore pornography shared by their male friends, a new study shows.

Research for a new novel has convinced former teacher Catherine Dunne that new laws must be introduced to tackle cyberbullying.

The online games app industry has been warned by the Office of Fair Trading of "potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices" that could target "susceptible" children to pay to continue playing.

Jazmine Jones has been living a nightmare since last October, when personal information and photos were stolen from her email and Facebook accounts.

Fast-growing trend combines extortion, cyber-bullying and sex abuse, which in some cases has lead to suicide attempts by the victims, experts warn

Parents have always worried about their children accessing inappropriate material and images on the web, but the rise of smartphones and tablets means parents have even less control over their offspring's online activities.

Digital tools keep parents and teachers in touch, but anonymous postings can encourage cyberbullying.

The IT industry has welcomed the government’s publication of the new national curriculum for computing, which aims to teach children between the age of five and 16 how to code.

Facebook users are quitting the social network in droves due to privacy concerns and fear of internet addiction, according to new research. Increasing numbers are taking part in what's been dubbed 'virtual identity suicide' and deleting their accounts.

There is an increasing pressure to maximise return on investment and manage an ever-growing, dynamic IT network. In order to understand the key challenges that have arisen from this trend, Exa invites you to a half-day conference and exhibition.

A new national curriculum for computing is being rolled out in schools which promises, amongst other things, computer programming for five year-olds. But what should children be learning in computing lessons and why? Senior Lecturer John Grey, from Sunderland University, explains.

Film and Twitter campaign by Cybersmile Foundation urges victims of online abuse to resist temptation to retaliate

A worried mother who met with a primary school headteacher to discuss her son was shocked to find the teacher later posting insults about her on Facebook.