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Christmas wish lists are filled with tech gadgets and devices, and over 72% of parents will be buying tech gifts for their kids this year. Before you wrap any tech gifts, set them up safe so they’re ready to go on Christmas Day.

Damages have been awarded to a victim of "sexting" for the first time, the BBC has learned. The legal precedent was set in a case where a 16-year-old girl was encouraged to text sexually explicit photographs of herself to a teacher.

In partnership with Intel, we are delighted to launch our brand new gaming resources designed specifically to support victims of misogyny, digital abuse and online hate – all increasingly prominent issues in the gaming industry.

First we planked. Then we ice bucketed. Now, we condom challenge. Such is the way of the internet It’s been a trying few weeks, so it’s nice to know that no matter how bad things get, there will always be people who are prepared to be idiots on the internet.

Crime recording rules should be adapted so children are not routinely criminalised for "sexting", a group of MPs and peers claim. Weaknesses in the regime governing how police must log cases risk leaving youngsters who send explicit images of themselves over social media or messaging services to their peers with a criminal record or having their details added to police databases, according to a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC).

Saturdays' singer Frankie Bridge was trolled on social media, with some users branding her “fat” while she was pregnant with her first child. So what drives someone to send abusive messages to strangers? She met someone who trolls people online to ask him.

Police chiefs are being urged to tackle reports of grooming more effectively after the murder of a teenage boy who was befriended online by his killer. Breck Bednar, 14, from Surrey, was stabbed to death by Lewis Daynes, then 18, in his Essex flat in February 2014.

A Brighton band are raising awareness of cyber-bullying to support a national campaign. Forever Radio, made up of Alex and Jake, recorded the song 'Don't Believe The Lies', which is about standing up to bullying,

Snapchat has partnered with Vodafone to raise awareness of teen cyberbullying for Anti-Bullying Week UK. The #BeStrong campaign comprises a series of Europe-wide Geofilters (special artistic overlays for ‘Snaps’ which can be accessed from select locations) and emojis to encourage Snapchatters to take a stand against online abuse.

It’s easy for anyone to slip up when doing something online. But when your child is involved, there are ways you can ensure that the situation is handled properly.

A Twitter ‘bot’ is tweeting nice things at random people in order to combat cyberbullying on the social network and online in general. Tweeting under @TheNiceBot, the virtual good samaritan’s goal is to counteract the negativity on Twitter by sending every single user a compliment.

Fewer children face being targeted in the playground, but girls are more at risk of aggressive behaviour via social media

Police are investigating suspicious activity on Facebook after a number of schoolgirls were contacted with inappropriate messages. The older sister of one of the girls who was messaged by the account said some of the messages asked where her young sister lived, what school she attended and if she would meet them.

Even more shocking than the prevalence of this practice among teenagers is the fact that there is no obligation on schools to address it

A mum whose son was groomed online and then murdered has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that all parents should be much more aware of the dangers their children face on the internet.

The 'Secret Sister Gift Exchange', which promises participants 36 gifts in exchange for a single small investment, is spreading like wildfire on social media. There's one big problem, though - it's just another pyramid scheme.

Sending and distributing indecent pictures of under-18S is illegal in UK, but youngsters say there is still pressure to share ‘dodgy pix’

A school which splashed £125,000 on iPads for its pupils in a bid to boost grades has seen results flop spectacularly in the three years since.

A school district in Colorado is in shock after police revealed that more than 100 students had been trading naked picture and posting them on social media as part of a large “sexting ring”.

A primary school is at loggerheads with Virgin Media after pupils inadvertently accessed sexual swear words and adult content online. Staff say the filter system promised for the children's computers has simply not been delivered.