Tag: Online Safety
3 months ago
inews.co.uk

Peers given social media training - 18 years after launch of Twitter

The advice for Lords - whose average age is 71 - has been drawn up by a committee headed by former MI5 chief Eliza Ma...

Read Full Article
7 months ago
nationalworld.com

TikTok knockout challenge: What is the trending online game one doctor called 'deadly'?

The knockout challenge has also been called the choking game and the pass-out challenge

Read Full Article
7 months ago
nationalworld.com

TikTok chroming challenge: what is trend that killed teen as experts warn people risk their life ...

Chroming is also known as huffing, sniffing or rexing

Read Full Article
8 months ago
nationalworld.com

TikTok paracetamol challenge: Investigation launched after Southampton incident - what is the trend?

Teenagers aged between 15 and 17 were involved in an incident at Southampton Central railway

Read Full Article
8 months ago
nationalworld.com

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemns people who use TikTok to plan crime after Oxford Street looting

Sunak warned that anyone who gets involved with criminal flashmobs and anti-social behaviour will be “met with the fu...

Read Full Article
8 months ago
nationalworld.com

Tiktok trends: Beer tanning, Angel of Death, Grimace Shake, NyQuil chicken and more daft and dang...

All of these TikTok challenges went viral - but they all cause problems and some may even be fatal

Read Full Article
9 months ago
nationalworld.com

How to delete your Twitter account: 5 steps to deactivate and delete your Twitter account

Elon Musk has made many controversial changes to the social media site in recent months - so much so that some users ...

Read Full Article
9 months ago
nationalworld.com

Revenge porn: Jail terms for sharing intimate images without consent - even if no intent to cause...

Reality TV star Georgia Harrison was among campaigners calling for tighter legislation

Read Full Article
10 months ago
nationalworld.com

How do you deactivate Facebook? How it's different from deleting account and if messenger is stil...

It is possible to take a break from social media without deleting your profile entirely

Read Full Article
10 months ago
nationalworld.com

TikTok scarf challenge: what is trend that killed 16-year-old girl which doctor has called 'beyon...

Several teenagers have been harmed in recent months after taking part in various social media trends

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

What is malware? Meaning of term explained, what to do if your device is infected and how to prot...

Malware is used by cybercriminals to infect devices and steal personal information

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

TikTok aerosol challenge: what is trend that left teenage boy with third degree burns all over hi...

Firefighters have warned against the “worrying” trend which they say could “put lives unnecessarily at risk”

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

Social media addiction is real and it’s time to only allow people to use platforms when they are ...

The first UK-based programme to help people with technology addiction launched in 2010 - and treats people as young a...

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

How to keep your child safe online as extreme online child sexual abuse material doubles in two y...

The amount of extreme sexual abuse content has doubled since 2020 with newborn babies and toddlers among the victims

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

What is TikTok Benadryl challenge? Trend that has caused the death of a 13-year-old boy explained

The challenge first went viral in 2020 and now seems to be gaining popularity again - but it’s proved harmful and eve...

Read Full Article
11 months ago
nationalworld.com

‘What I Eat in a Day’ and #WaterTok TikTok trends explained - as eating disorder expert calls the...

The two trends on the social media platform have been linked to unhealthy relationships with food and drink and even ...

Read Full Article
12 months ago
inews.co.uk

Social media has no significant impact on teenagers' mental health, study suggests

Researchers say socio-economic background, gender or ethnicity are more likely to be a factor

Read Full Article
over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Online Safety Bill: changes to the proposed social media laws explained

The Culture Secretary has been slammed as “weakening” the bill after a measure that would have forced social media si...

Read Full Article
over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Naked pictures of girls are being swapped online during class without their consent, MPs told

Soma Sara, founder of the Everyone's Invited website, said that young people were using AirDrop and Google Drive to s...

Read Full Article
almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Johnson faces last chance to deliver on manifesto pledges with slate of bills in Queen's Speech

The speech will be delivered by the Prince of Wales for the first time because the monarch is unable to read it herself

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Allow social media users to block anonymous users and opt out of harmful content, MPs say

New changes to the Online Safety Bill will give users the power to block users who choose not to link their accounts ...

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Streaming giants 'must tackle anti-vax misinfo or face tougher rules' after Joe Rogan row

Labour digital spokeswoman Lucy Powell calls for action as musicians pull music from Spotify over Covid-19 conspiracy...

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Men and boys 'getting away with' misogyny online as police see rise in dating app rape cases

The national police lead for violence against women and girls said men are not being held to account for behaviour on...

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Online Safety Bill in need of urgent overhaul to protect the vulnerable, warn MPs

Legislation designed to protect society's most vulnerable online is in need of urgent overhauls to be effective, a ne...

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Make tech giants criminally liable from start of Online Safety Bill, MPs urge

Forthcoming legislation designed to hold Big Tech to account currently contains provisions for the imposition of crim...

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Supervise 7-to-10-year-olds online to protect against predators, warn child safety experts

The Internet Watch Foundation has reported a 186 per cent increase in photos and videos involving seven to 10-year olds.

Read Full Article
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Online safety rows, NFT boom and metaverse scepticism, here's what tech will look like in 2022

2021 demonstrated how Big Tech is failing its most vulnerable users. Will 2022 see the biggest players being held to ...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Mark Zuckerberg believes media coverage is painting a 'false picture' of Facebook

The recent wave of negative news coverage surrounding Facebook is not painting a true picture, Mark Zuckerberg has said

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Children are suffering while Facebook sits on its hands and refuses to cooperate, says NSPCC

Children have been allowed to suffer while Facebook has refused to cooperate with government and child protection adv...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Facebook systems could fail to catch extreme content written in UK English, says whistleblower

Facebook's failure to account for content written in languages other than American English could be allowing extreme ...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Facebook 'failed to agree on importance of Honduran policitical manipulation' says whistleblower ...

Sophie Zhang, a former data scientist at Facebook, says the company could not agree on the significance of a false po...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Apple's child sexual abuse detection tech 'would make us all less safe', security experts warn

Client-side scanning technology would make law-abiding citizens more vulnerable, security experts have warned in a ne...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Child safety experts urge Mark Zuckerberg to share Facebook's child abuse prevention research

Facebook must demonstrate its commitment to keeping children and young users safe on its platforms, campaigners have ...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Online grooming of young girls soars by 60% in three years as four in five victims are female

Young girls have been the victims in the majority of recorded online grooming offences over the past three years, the...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

YouTube bans vaccine misinformation, including claims jabs cause cancer, autism and infertility

YouTube will take down videos alleging that vaccinations cause cancer, autism and infertility, among other false claims

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Facebook and Instagram Kids can't be trusted with children's safety, says Molly Russell's dad

Molly Russell's father has welcomed Instagram's decision to pause its 'Instagram Kids' project aimed at under-13s

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Instagram pauses work on its version of the app for children under 13

Instagram is temporarily stopping work on its 'Instagram Kids' platform it announced six months ago, the company has ...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Deaths from anti-vaxx misinformation 'greater than any terrorist organisation', expert warns

Imran Ahmed will warn MPs not to miss the opportunity to regulate Big Tech by failing to hold social media giants to ...

Read Full Article
over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Facebook moderators say NDAs are silencing them on 'unfair and unsafe' working conditions

A group of 60 Facebook moderators, more than half of whom are based in Ireland, are calling on Mark Zuckerberg to ove...

Read Full Article

Copyright © 2023 All rights reserved. Legitimate Limited.