child protection

Australian Senate Passes Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Ban on social media for under-16s has been passed by Senate in Australia, and will soon become world-first law

4 weeks ago

Australian States Support Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Australian states and territories unanimously support social media ban for youths under 16, amidst growing addiction concern

1 month ago

Australia Plans Social Media Ban For Children Under 16

Protecting kids? Australian government confirms plan to implement restriction on social media for children under 16

2 months ago

TikTok Sued By US States For Allegedly Harming Children

Legal headache deepens for TikTok in US, after a number of states file lawsuits alleging platform harms, fails to protect…

2 months ago

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App

Consequences of no moderation? French authorities charge Pavel Durov over alleged criminal activities on platform

4 months ago

Instagram To Blur Nude Images In Messages To Minors

Nudity protection measure. Meta confirms Instagram will begin testing the blurring of any naked images sent to minors

9 months ago

FTC Investigates TikTok Over Security, Privacy – Report

Federal Trade Commission reportedly investigating TikTok for its data and security practices, amid US ban threat

9 months ago

Omegle Shuts Down After Misuse Complaints

Founder announces Omegle shutdown after years of complaints by child campaigners about risks of random chats with strangers

1 year ago

UK Government Unveils Revised Online Safety Bill

The UK's revised online safety bill proposes fines of 10 percent of revenue if social networks fail to block racist,…

2 years ago

Facebook Grilled By US Senators Over Harm To Children Research

Facebook's head of safety faces tough questions from US senators over WSJ reports on Instagram impact on teenage girls self…

3 years ago

Age Appropriate Design Code Arrives To Protect Kids

Rules to protect youngsters come into effect in the UK today, governing how apps and online services should treat children’s…

3 years ago

Children At Risk From End-to-End Encryption, Says Report

Plans by social media firms to widen the use of end-to-end encryption will put children a risk, Children Commissioner warns

4 years ago

Almost Half Of British Internet Users Suffer ‘Online Harm’

Online health check. Eight in ten adults concerned when going online, as majority fret over online content

6 years ago

Government Confirms Delay For Online Porn Age Checks

The deadline for the government's age verification tool has been pushed back to the end of the year over security…

7 years ago

Google Changes Up Play Store App Rating System

Android developers will not longer be able to self certify the age rating of their apps as part of an…

10 years ago

Mspy Admits Blackmail Attack, Denies Data Breach

Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers

10 years ago

Kuddle To Partner Microsoft For Child Friendly Tablet

A child friendly tablet is being developed by Microsoft and Norwegian picture sharing app Kuddle

10 years ago

Google Reveals Gmail User ID, After Child Abuse Discovery

Google reports a Gmail user to the police after discovering illegal images in his email

10 years ago

Ofcom Reports On Successful Implementation Of ‘Porn Filters’

Just 4 percent of new Virgin Media customers have adopted the tools designed to protect children online

10 years ago

‘Friendly Wi-Fi’ Aims To Stop Porn Access In Public Hotspots

The voluntary scheme was designed to protect children from harmful content

10 years ago

Safer Internet Day: Neelie Kroes Says Parents Must Protect Children Online

EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says the government cannot keep your kids safe online

11 years ago

CEOP Warns Child Abuse Online Is Evolving

Children as young as eight are being blackmailed into performing sex acts live on webcam

11 years ago

Bing Introduces Pop-up Warnings For Child Abuse Searches

Protection groups welcome the move, but say it is only part of the solution

11 years ago

CEOP Goes Covert On Dark Web To Snare Paedophiles

CEOP is to focus on illicit activity on the dark web as it looks to unmask those who think they…

13 years ago

Police Crack Down On Internet Paedophiles

A report claims there is a link between viewing indecent images of children and real-life abuse

13 years ago

TalkTalk Makes New Customers View Parental Controls

TalkTalk says new customers will have to make an active choice whether or not to filter a number of content…

13 years ago

EC Forms Online Child Protection Coalition

The EC has formed a coalition of 28 leading tech and media companies to improve children's online safety

13 years ago

Vodafone Launches Child Protection Mobile App

Vodafone Guardian app will allow parents to manage their children's smartphone use

13 years ago

CEOP Protects Hundreds Of Kids From Online Abuse

CEOP protected over 400 children from online threats last year, as parents turn to tech to track their offspring

14 years ago

New Smartphone App Could Root Out Paedophiles

A new mobile phone application developed at Lancaster University can spot adults pretending to be children

14 years ago