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To help parents keep their children safe online, Internet Matters, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes online safety, has created a list of the 12 most common questions asked by parents:

Increasing use of tablet computers is distracting children from doing homework, a survey for teachers in Northern Ireland has found.

A science teacher who had a sexual relationship with a schoolgirl was jailed after the abuse came to light 15 years later when he tried to contact her on Facebook.

The NSPCC says more still needs to be done in Jersey to protect children from cyber crime.

David Harmes admitted 35 offences against 28 victims, aged eight to 18, after posing as people he thought they looked up to.

Young adults who spend more time on social media struggle with their body image

DOCTORING images to belittle classmates — some aged just 11 — is the latest trend among cyber bullies. Since its launch last July, the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner has dealt with 15 serious cases of cyber bullying in WA — 14 of those involved girls.

A nuance of French privacy law could help future generations stop their parents from posting intrusive pictures of their children.

Carolyn Bunting of child protection organisation Internet Matters on what you can do to keep your kids safe from online predators

A US federal judge found Amazon liable for unfairly billing parents for in-app purchases made by children, following a case filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The rapid increase in the amount of time children spend online means keeping them safe from harm is a moving target. We all have a responsibility to play our part.

The Duke of Cambridge has announced an ambitious plan to bring together an industry-wide taskforce to tackle cyberbullying and support young people and their families affected by it.

Police are warning of the potential dangers lurking online following reports a child was groomed via a video game.

Google and the BBC have become the first official partners of Internet Matters, and will provide support and resources to the online child safety group.

Produced in partnership with Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), this report outlines 11 key principles of effective practice in prevention education. These principles will help PSHE education professionals to teach high-quality online safety education as part of their broader PSHE programmes.

Children as young as five should be taught about the dangers of ‘sexting’ and be encouraged to discuss ‘about respect for their bodies’, it has been suggested.

Today (21 April, 2016), the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the online child sexual abuse charity, reveals a staggering increase in the number of reports of illegal child sexual abuse images and videos, that it removed from the internet last year.

THE dangers of cyberbullying have been highlighted once again after a West Tyrone schoolboy attempted to take his life in the wake of a vicious campaign.

Stay safer on the internet with these tips on shoring up your digital security

Education is critical in the fight to reduce cyberbullying and harassment of children, and improve online safety, Australia’s cyberbullying and children’s safety watchdog has said.