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One in six people placed on the government's key de-radicalisation scheme in England and Wales refuses to co-operate, Home Office figures show. Some 63 people withdrew from the scheme, known as Channel, in 2015-16 - despite concerns about their ideology.

Facebook is asking users to send nude photographs of themselves in a bid to prevent the same images being shared on the social network as revenge porn.

Government plans to remove online extremist content will "backfire" and fail to prevent terrorist attacks, Sky News has been told.

A fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed.

Research shows online abuse can be just as devastating for young people as offline abuse, although it’s often seen as less of a concern by professionals

The Duke of Cambridge says children and young people are increasingly under pressure compared to past generations.

Sarahah.com is soaring in popularity - but the app has people concerned. The app has sparked excitement among users, who are eager to see what people will say about them anonymously. But, worryingly, concerns are spreading across Twitter and Facebook already regarding bullying through the app.

Schools must implement better security measures to protect their staff and students from cybercrime.

We know that when industry innovates and collaborates, solutions are possible and we need them to do exactly the same in finding ways to stop internet abusers.

Police investigations into children sharing sexual images of themselves and others have more than doubled in two years, figures have shown.

Whilst the GDPR does represent a change from the Data Protection Act, achieving compliance may be simpler than you realise.

Cyber space is influencing human development and behaviour, but no one is in control and it will take a collective effort to ensure the cyber effect is more positive than negative, says cyber psychology expert

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is meeting social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter, to challenge them on cyber-bullying.

The app, Zipit, has been updated following figures from Childline, which reveal the NSPCC service held almost 3,000 counselling sessions about ‘sexting’ and self-generated explicit images in 2016/17. 'Sexting' was also the most viewed topic on the Childline website last year.

Almost half of teenagers have been victims of cyber-bullying and their parents are worryingly ignorant about their internet use.

The days of being glued to our smartphones could finally be numbered, according to a new report. Young people are driving the trend – turning their backs on iPhones and Androids for the first time.

The extent and nature of online bullying in digital gaming environments

LSE Professor Sonia Livingstone, who was commissioned by DCMS in February to provide up to date evidence of how young people are using the internet and the gaps that exist in keeping them safe, comments here on the new government strategy.

A man from Cardiff has been sentenced to six year imprisonment after inciting young girls to engage in sexual activity online.

A man who groomed a young boy via online gaming before sexually assaulting him has been caged. Nathan Hastings took over his victim's life, after making contact through the Xbox Live gaming platform, with a 16-month campaign of 'controlled abuse'.