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TikTok will be launching new safety features allowing parents to control and restrict the content their children see on the platform.

A total of 353 children aged between six and 13 were considered suspects between January 1 2017 and August 19 2019, figures released by the Metropolitan Police show.

New research shares how dating violence among youth is manifesting online. (US)

David McCarthy, Director of Education at Sophia Technologies, offers insight into how the internet can help develop and keep children safe, whilst highlighting what we should be wary of and what can be done to raise awareness

The broadcasting regulator, which already has powers across the television, radio and telecoms sectors, said it shares the government's "ambition to keep people safe online".

Majority of children at risk of addiction, cyberbullying and/or exposure to sexual and violent content online

More than half (54%) admit they would feel lost, confused, or as if they’d lost a part of themselves, if their online accounts were removed. Over a third (38%) said it was easier to be themselves online than offline, seeing it as a safe space to explore and grow.

International league table ranks UK below average for excessive screen time and high social media and gaming use

Research finds that being online is both liberating and limiting for children

Majority of children at risk of addiction, cyberbullying and/or exposure to sexual and violent content online

The very latest findings, published for the international Safer Internet Day 2020

Anti-Bullying Week 2020 will be from Monday 16th - Friday 20th November this year. We are currently planning our theme for this year which will form the basis of all our materials. We need your help to do this!

Facing up to phone interruptions.

Schools should take a “welfare approach” to both the victim and the perpetrator in cases of child-on-child sexual abuse, a safeguarding specialist has recommended.

Some schools are ''missing opportunities'' to address extremism, an Estyn report has warned. It says this is due to a minority of schools not designating incidents of bullying as racist. It says racist language, bullying and inter-racial conflict between pupils can be important indicators of radical or extremist views.

Our film 'Waiting to be Seen', depicts how invisible one school boy feels when waiting for support amongst a crowd of students with more obvious physical injuries.

Findings from our joint targeted area inspections of ‘the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment’ summarised in report published today.

The amount of young phone owners doubled between the ages of nine and 10, which Ofcom dubbed "the age of digital independence".

More parents than ever feel children’s online use now carries more risks than benefits, according to Ofcom’s latest research into children’s media and online lives.

The children's charity said Facebook's encryption plans would give paedophiles a 'free pass' to groom children