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We need to teach children to be better consumers of information, says Dave Saltmarsh, Global Education Evangelist, Jamf

PARENTS are concerned that a popular app encourages cyberbullying after local teenagers and children were told by online bullies to commit suicide and were mocked for their appearance.

Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18

Children as young as nine are being groomed on the live streaming app Periscope, a BBC investigation has found. Twitter, which owns the app, says it has “zero tolerance” for this kind of conduct.

The social media giant says it has redoubled efforts to cut abuse but “much work” still needs to be done.

A new survey shows that the popular social network is the latest hotbed for cyber-bullying among young people.

Grooming gangs are finding new and inventive ways to abuse children using live video applications

There's a new app beating out YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat at the top of the App Store — it's called Sarahah, and it's an app for sending and receiving feedback from friends and co-workers anonymously.

Apps like Facebook Live put live broadcasting into anyone’s hands – discover more about the benefits and dangers.

Teenagers in Britain are fortunate to have access to computers, laptops and smartphones from an early age. A child in the UK receives a smartphone at around the age of 12 – among the earliest in Europe.

Pupils at Stroud high school were outraged by strict new rules prohibiting the use of digital devices, but the results were remarkable

People in the UK will have to prove they are 18 before being allowed to access pornography websites from next year, the government is to announce.

Scotland’s police and politicians are being warned that a new approach is needed to tackle social media bullying and abuse amid concerns about their “corrosive” effect on society.

Social media bullying is getting the parliamentary attention it deserves – but politicians must focus on what’s going on behind this toxic behaviour

A girls’ school is banning wearable activity trackers and smartwatches because of concerns that pupils are skipping lunch if they fail to meet their calorie and exercise targets.

A County Durham boy aged just five has become the youngest person in Britain to be investigated by police for "sexting". The lad and his parents were spoken to by police after he took an intimate snap of himself and sent it to another child on an iPad.

Data shows that thousands of children have been dealt with by the police for sexting. If you’re a parent or teacher, we’d like you to share your experiences

Facebook users are being duped into circulating a hoax message warning them not to accept friend requests from an account called Jayden K Smith.

The microblogging website said its "advanced filter settings" will now have options for users to mute notifications from accounts that they do not follow as well as from accounts that do not follow them. Users can also mute notifications related to certain words and phrases.

Is the government protecting us or neglecting us?