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The NSPCC has spoken out to warn high-profile YouTubers that they have a responsibility to make sure that relationships with young fans were appropriate.

Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post doctored images to humiliate others could face prosecution in England and Wales. Inciting people to harass others online, known as virtual mobbing, could also result in court action, under new Crown Prosecution Service guidance.

A mother from Worcester whose teenage son took his own life after being bullied on social media has urged parents, teachers and children to do all they can to stand up to online abuse

Children as young as nine check their devices more than 10 times throughout the night, online safety organisation claims A quarter of teenagers spend more than an hour on their mobile phones after going to bed, and it is affecting many young people's school work, a new survey shows.

Smartphones are blamed for everything from distracting pupils from their work to fuelling teenagers’ porn addictions. But others claim the devices can be vital learning tools.

Social media is a powerful tool for engaging communities on the topic of cyber security and raising awareness, a young digital apprentice is demonstrating.

It’s enough to set any parent’s heart racing. An urgent call from the school to say your child has been involved in cyberbullying. You want to know the name of the child who has dared to say anything hurtful about your son or daughter. Then horror as you discover your child is the bully.

Some victims of child sexual exploitation are still being described as “promiscuous” or said to have made choices when found in abusive situations, an Ofsted report says.

Two of the biggest gaming sites in the world say they are battling to stamp out sexist and misogynistic comments and behaviour on their platforms.

A new proposed offence would target the non-consensual distribution of intimate images where there is intent to cause alarm, distress or harm or being reckless as to this.

The start of the school academic year is the "perfect storm" for cyberbullying, as searches for information about online abuse skyrocket, campaigners have warned.

Spectacles, which record 10-second clips that can be sent to smartphones, expected to be available in US in time for Christmas

When Microsoft bought developer Mojang and Minecraft for $2.5 billion in 2014, it also acquired MinecraftEdu. The company has been retooling and rebranding MinecraftEdu and plans to officially launch it as a new title on 1 November. Called Minecraft: Education Edition, it will feature enhanced maps with a coordinate system to help teachers and students navigate together.

A 19-year-old from Suffolk who suffered horrific burns as a baby in a house fire in Ipswich in 1998 is taking a stand against cyberbullies after she was trolled online for the way she looks.

It’s being used to fight ISIS, and now, an app developed by a subsidiary of Google is tackling another kind of vitriol — online trolls.

New students are being alerted to a scam where fraudsters claim to offer a "educational grant" in a bid to con them into divulging bank details. The personal finance site Money Saving Expert says it is aware of students at major universities being targeted in a new wave of "phishing emails".

The warning came as figures showed a rise in children, worried about online abuse and grooming, contacting the charity's Childline service. Counselling sessions for young people worried about online sexual abuse rose 24% to 3,716 in 2015-16.

Northern Irish teenager suing social media giant and man suspected of uploading image

After months of rumours, Instagram has finally revealed an anti-abuse feature which lets people deal with trolling and sift out spammy comments.

In a world increasingly dependent on online transactions - from paying your credit card bill to setting your thermostat - web security is more important than ever. But one company says the traditional passwords don't cut it anymore.