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Regularly updated codes of conduct must guide staff on how to use social media, says James Lynas. Leaving it to common sense exposes the school and staff to disaster

Facebook has introduced a new tool to help users spot fake news stories. From Thursday, a new prompt will appear at the top of users' news feeds called "How to spot false news", offering advice on how to recognise fake news articles and prevent them from spreading.

A SCHOOL in Fermanagh has issued a warning to pupils and parents about a mobile phone app that has been associated with cyber bullying. SimSimi is an automated chat bot in which the user sends messages and it sends some back.

Two new Research Highlights have been published by the Evidence Group of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety: Topics covered are cyber bullying ans sexting

The social media giant is implementing new tools to help people “when intimate images are shared on Facebook without their permission.”

It comes after a 28-year-old man was jailed for six years after he created multiple fake identities and sent "violent and sexual" messages to young girls and their mothers on Facebook.

The social network says it is introducing a new default profile photo – a gender neutral silhouette – in a bid to ‘prompt more self-expression’

Police can now protect thousands of children across the UK from online grooming.

Ex-police officer was arrested months after being praised for helping pupils stay safe online

Twelve pupils have been excluded from a school after an 'altercation' between two girls allegedly sparked by an Instagram post - which resulted in a teacher being rushed to hospital.

The app lets users view anonymous, and often insulting, messages left about them

Teachers in Scotland do not always feel supported by schools or local authorities to tackle the abuse, survey findings reveal

Our project, The Internet On Our Own Terms, involved young people aged between 12 and 17 gathered together in the cities of Leeds, London and Nottingham to participate in a series of jury-style focus groups. These were designed to “put the internet on trial”.

A school has issued a warning to parents over fears a popular gaming app could be used to groom youngsters. The school sent a letter home saying it had concerns about Roblox after pupils told staff people had been ‘trying to talk to them’ through it.

Schools should teach young people about how to identify "fake news", says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's education director.

Teaching children about the internet should be as important as the three Rs, with youngsters given the skills to keep safe online, a committee of peers has recommended.

Young people are a growing target for identity theft cases, which have reached record levels in 2016, fraud prevention organisation Cifas says.

Companies are bombarded with phishing scams every day. In a recent survey of more than 500 cyber security professionals across the world, 76% reported that their organisation fell victim to a phishing attack in 2016.

A beauty queen hopeful who has suffered from severe acne has revealed her cyber-bullying torment as MPs prepare to grill social media companies over their response to hate crime and abuse.

Russian police are investigating the social media scam, which is modelled on popular animated series 'Winx Club: School of Witches' The post - aimed at young girls - tells readers that if they turn on the gas burners on their stove and repeat 'magical words', they will become 'fire fairies'