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The Times is reporting that the children’s commissioner has warned ministers ‘to act quickly and decisively’ to help address the issue of sexting among young people after the paper’s revelations about the scale of the issue at the weekend.

Delays and miscommunication between Ministry of Justice and Home Office mean that law passed a year ago to tackle online grooming still not being used

The Times is reporting on an investigation it has undertaken that has found tens of thousands of schoolchildren have been caught sharing sexual imagery online in the past three years.

Appmia has been developed to be the most powerful spy phone app and tracking software that allows users to monitor all the activities of any iPhone or Android phone

A headteacher has responded to claims of "sexting" and "gang grooming" taking place at his city school. Gerard Rae, principal of The Nottingham Academy, has vowed to continue protecting the school's pupils from online harm after the revelations.

When news of the idea emerged last year, the app's creators, Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough, came under intense criticism as Peeple - accused of being 'Yelp for humans' - was feared to hold potential for cyber bullying and online defamation.

Questions over whether the benefits of anonymous apps - such as giving children a space to explore sensitive issues - can outweigh the risks they pose

A PE teacher who sent "unacceptable" emails and text messages to two students has been banned for life.

A HEAD TEACHER has spoken out with concern at how parent ‘trolling’ could be dangerous to a child’s development. Sarah Welch, head teacher at Gosfield School in Halstead, has said parents could be setting a bad example by arguing over Facebook about their children’s problems.

The teacher initially made contact with the pupil on social media to give him support, the National College of Teaching heard. But their messages quickly took a sexual turn, with the teacher enquiring about the boy's sexual experiences.

Rising numbers of young people are suffering from mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, according to a report. Today's children are facing an "extraordinary range" of pressures - including modern technology - and specialist care needs to be available.

Behaviour-recording program tracks a child’s education, but ensuring privacy is a concern

SuperAwesome, the digital engagement platform for kids, has launched its first kid-safe branded content on YouTube to enable advertisers to safely target the valuable family/kid creators segment of the video sharing platform.

From Hello Barbie to hacked baby monitors, privacy legislation can’t keep up with the increasingly Wi-Fi enabled world

Hardly a day passes now without news of companies, governments and banks being hacked. Organised crime has been quick to take advantage of our increasing reliance on the cyber world and every one of us is at risk of becoming a target. In today’s digital economy our personal information has fast become the new currency.

One in seven (15%) children has bullied others online, according to a survey published by Action for Children today. Nearly 60% of children responded that they bullied to fit in with a certain social group.

An assistant headteacher who sent a 16-year-old pupil a series of flirtatious and sexual emails has been banned from the profession. Catherine Towey encouraged the pupil's crush on her in a string of emails between the pair while she worked at The Elmgreen School, Tulse Hill, south London.

One of the biggest dilemmas for parents in the 21st century is how to keep their children safe online. On the one hand, mums and dads naturally want to protect their children from predators.

Dionne Younce, 28, allegedly sent 'inappropriate' messages to at least three students - including members of the football team

Spotify are on the way to securing the throne of music streaming as they near 100 million active users and 30 million Premium subscribers.