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The Internet Safety Strategy looks at how we can ensure Britain is the safest place in the world to be online. The Strategy considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government’s role in supporting users.

Worried about what’s out there about you? You’re not alone. But is it even possible to become a digital ghost?

The GCSE is 30 – and it’s suddenly much tougher, causing extraordinary anxiety for teachers and pupils. So should it be scrapped?

Updated advice for schools and colleges on how to prevent and respond to reports of sexual violence and harassment between children.

New guidance for schools and colleges on how to keep children safe, including advice on how to support young victims of sexual violence and harassment.

The charity calls for greater awareness as youngest victim identified is just three-years-old

Examining the Distribution of Captures of Live-streamed Child Sexual Abuse

The government has halted researchers and others from accessing personal information about UK schoolchildren, it has emerged.

Teenagers are far more likely to spend their time on social media and gaming after school than they are to be doing homework, according to new research by UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

Facebook says it deleted or added warnings to about 29 million posts that broke its rules on hate speech, graphic violence, terrorism and sex, over the first three months of the year.

It also makes the website's data-sharing practices easier to understand.

On Tuesday, Twitter revised its strategy for fighting abusive internet “trolls,” saying it would use behavioral signals to identify harassers on the social network and then limit the visibility of their tweets.

Number of children referred by schools for mental health treatment up by a third in three years

This annual event usually generates a flurry of activity from press and campaigners around a specific theme (this year’s theme is stress). Whilst this undoubtedly has value, the week inevitably attracts criticism from those who say that mental health issues impact a significant proportion of the population for 52 weeks, not one week, of the year.

The unchecked influence of modern screen technology is having a concerning impact on the health and wellbeing of young people. The government must bring in measures to allow youngsters to enjoy tech without the threat, says Floella Benjamin

Kate was 17 when she was shot and left in a coma after trying to quit her life of drug dealing

Urban gangs are using children as young as 12 to help move drugs in out-of-town locations

David Kleeman, SVP of global trends at UK research firm Dubit, gives a data-packed lesson on how (and why) gaming phenomenon Fortnite has captured young players worldwide.

Parents who worry about online privacy are more likely to share images/videos of their children on the internet than parents who do not have privacy concerns, a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found.

In a historic broadcasting first the BBC and commercial radio stations are joining forces to broadcast a one-minute message about mental health to 20 million listeners. The campaign will air simultaneously across hundreds of radio stations on 15 May at 10.59am.