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Teachers lose 11 DAYS of teaching time a year to kids disrupting class with smartphones
British secondary school teachers lose 17.2 minutes of teaching time every day due to classroom disruptions caused by social media and smartphones - adding up to a staggering 11 days every year.
Story from: Mirror
12 Sep 2017
NSPCC publish report into young people’s use of online services
The NSPCC Net Aware Report 2017: “Freedom to express myself safely” aims to provide a snapshot of young people’s online lives.
Story from: Childnet
12 Sep 2017
Young people want social media firms to act on bullying
Around 80 per cent of young people think social media companies should do more to tackle cyber bullying, according to a study.
Story from: The Scotsman
05 Sep 2017
How are smartphones affecting teenagers?
A generation who have spent their entire adolescence with smartphones are feeling the effects, including negative impacts on their mental health, says author Jean Twenge.
Story from: BBC
05 Sep 2017
How to understand your children’s digital anxieties
Half of all children don’t open up about what’s worrying them online. Here’s how to decode your kids’ digital lives.
Story from: BT.com
05 Sep 2017
Home Secretary gives £20 million boost to tackle online grooming
Amber Rudd has awarded more than £20 million over three years from the Police Transformation Fund to help combat the online grooming of children for sexual exploitation.
Story from: Gov.uk
04 Sep 2017
Almost half of girls aged 11-18 have experienced harassment or bullying online
The findings, based on a survey commissioned by girls’ rights charity Plan International UK, have prompted fears that girls are being forced to withdraw from social media due to fear of criticism, harassment or abuse.
Story from: Plan International
04 Sep 2017
Preventing bullying
Updated guidance from DfE
Story from: Gov.uk
04 Sep 2017
The murky world of Facebook raffles
The number of raffle groups on Facebook has grown rapidly over the last few years, but so have the number of people being scammed.
Story from: BBC
04 Sep 2017
Over 1 in 10 young people have ‘gone live’
Facebook Live, Instagram Live and YouTube Live are the most popular livestreaming services among 8-17 year olds
Story from: Childnet
01 Sep 2017
Teenagers warned about websites posing as popular social networks getting kids to post nude selfies
SOUTH Australian children as young as 13 are being lured to websites — with names that mimic popular social media sites — to display nude photos and meet for sexual encounters.
Story from: The Advertiser (Aus)
29 Aug 2017
Media experts from CNN, BBC News and Channel 4 debate how to purge 'cancerous' fake news at Edinburgh TV Fest
Both a dedicated panel hosted by Channel 4 anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his colleague Jon Snow's dignified MacTaggart lecture explored the systemic issues damaging the information economy – and what the tech giants can do to clamp down on these issues.
Story from: The Drum
25 Aug 2017
Girls suffer under pressure of online 'perfection', poll finds
UK charity Girlguiding says biggest internet worry for 35% of girls aged 11-21 is comparing themselves with others
Story from: The Guardian
24 Aug 2017
Facebook rolls out a dedicated Safety Check page
Make sure your loved ones are safe, all in one place
Story from: Tech Radar
22 Aug 2017
Hate crimes: Online abuse 'as serious as face-to-face'
Online hate crimes should be treated as seriously as abuse committed face-to-face, prosecutors in England and Wales have been told.
Story from: BBC
21 Aug 2017
No, Twitter won’t ‘leave young illiterate’
In fact, the reverse is true.
Story from: The Memo
21 Aug 2017
Why the very idea of ‘screen time’ is muddled and misguided
The idea of “screen time” causes arguments – but not just between children and their anxious parents.
Story from: The Conversation
21 Aug 2017
Cyber-bullies 'more likely to attempt suicide'
A new study suggests that children who bully others over the internet are more likely to have suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide.
Story from: ITV News
17 Aug 2017
IPA URGES YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK TO ADDRESS VIDEO MEASUREMENT
UK – The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has formally called on YouTube and Facebook to work with it and ISBA to bring safety, measurement and viewability of online video up to acceptable industry standards.
Story from: Research Live
15 Aug 2017
Sarahah: Why everyone is talking about the 'honesty first' secret messaging app
A new messaging app focused on privacy and trust has soared in popularity since its release in June.
Story from: The Telegraph
14 Aug 2017
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