children

Instagram Implements Date Of Birth Requirement For New Users

New users of Instagram will be required to submit their date of birth in an effort to safeguard youngsters and…

5 years ago

Schools Heads Warn Of ‘Sadfishing’ Social Media Trend

Social media trend. Teenagers make exaggerated claims about emotional problems to generate online sympathy

5 years ago

Facebook Flaw Allowed Kids To Join Unauthorised Chats

Facebook quietly fixes design flaw with Messenger Kids app that allows kids to join unauthorised chats

5 years ago

Amazon Sued For Alexa Allegedly Recording Kids

Lawsuit alleges Alexa routinely records and voiceprints children without consent

6 years ago

UK Porn Viewers To Face Age Checks From 15 July

No 'summer loving' for British porn viewers if they fail to verify their age from mid July

6 years ago

MPs Call For Regulation Of Social Media Firms

Committee of MPs lambast social media firms for facilitating bullying and online grooming

6 years ago

No Evidence Screen Time Is Bad For Kids

No good evidence screen time is "toxic" to kids health, expert say, but it should be limited before bedtime

6 years ago

Ofcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech Addiction

Its good to talk? Not according to Ofcom study, as messaging apps overtake number of mobile calls

6 years ago

Poor Broadband Hinders Education Of 1.2 Million Children

Digital poverty line. Poor broadband line speeds see 1.2 million children falling behind, survey finds

7 years ago

WTF Is Safer Internet Day?

The Internet is an endless resource for education, entertainment and discovery. But there are dangers too

8 years ago

UNICEF Seeks World-Changing Open Source Technologies

United Nations to fund startups to develop open source tech to improve the lives of vulnerable children and civilians

9 years ago

Primary School Child Learns How To Hack A Laptop In Ten Minutes

Hacking is so easy, even a seven year-old girl can do it, experiment finds

10 years ago

Forget Frozen – All Your Four Year Old Wants This Christmas Is A Smartphone

Peer pressure leading to parents getting expensive phone contracts even earlier, TigerMobiles.com survey finds

10 years ago

Eight Year Boy To Address Cyber Security Conference

Security becomes a young man's game as Indian prodigy prepares to speak at cyber security conference

10 years ago

One In Three UK Children Now Owns A Tablet

Ofcom survey reveals increasing presence of tablet devices amongst youngsters

10 years ago

New Google-Backed Children’s Coding Competition Gets Royal Approval

Duke of York: Peer to Peer Challenge challenges young people to get involved in coding

11 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

Stolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s Details

We hope the crook wiped data before fencing the computer, Council says

12 years ago

Almost 80 Percent Of Brits Are Against Default Porn Filter

“Active choice” is a favourite with parents, but a very vocal minority disagrees

12 years ago

TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter

One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer

13 years ago

IT Industry’s Byte Night Raises £650,000 For Children

It has been another record-breaking year for the IT charity sleep-out Byte Night

13 years ago

Byte Night 2011 Will Help Young People Again

The UK's IT industry will sleep rough for one night in October to raise money for Action for Children

13 years ago

Facebook Safety Concerns Over Underage Users

A report has highlighted concerns over the millions of Facebook users who are below the age of 13

14 years ago

Campaigning MP Claims Support For Online Smut Ban

A backbench MP has claimed that there is 'favourable consensus' on the need for Internet porn filters

14 years ago

Safer Internet Day Highlights Gaming Risks

Safer Internet Day 2011 urges young web users to be resposible citizens in the digital world

14 years ago

CEOP Warns Of Jump In Online Complaints

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has recorded a large increase in the number of online compliants

14 years ago

CEOP Says Shake-Up Will Harm Child Safety

CEOP's Jim Gamble has slammed government plans to roll the child protection agency into the NCA

14 years ago

Youth Jailed For Refusing To Break Encryption

A teenager has been sent to jail after refusing to hand over the encryption key for his computer

14 years ago

Home Secretary Lambasted For CEOP Assimilation

Phoenix Foundation “disgusted” and a government chief officer resigns over decision to disband child protection agency

14 years ago

Facebook and The Panic Button Panic

Child protection agency Ceop argued over how much presence it should have on Facebook. It should be making its message…

14 years ago