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Online safety laws need tightening to protect children on streaming sites – MP

The Government should tighten proposed internet safety reforms to prevent streaming sites such as Spotify being open to abuse by child groomers, MPs have heard. Labour’s Andrew Gwynne raised the issue in the House of Commons, where he claimed ...

12 Jan 2023 at 14:19

National News

Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers' access to teenagers' data from February

Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company Meta has said. From February, advertisers will no longer be able see a user’s gender or the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:49

Arts & Entertainment

Kate Winslet: Government should tackle impact of social media on young people

Kate Winslet said the Government should make social media companies enforce age limits to protect children’s mental health. The Oscar-winning British star, 47, said “much more rigorous” security checks are needed and called on those in ...

04 Dec 2022 at 00:12

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp launches new password protected feature

WhatsApp users will be able to guard their “most intimate conversations” with a new password protected feature to hide messages, parent company Meta has said. Chat Lock will allow individuals to “lock and hide” private exchanges by ...

16 May 2023 at 09:21

Arts & Entertainment

Sharing intimate images without consent outlawed in ‘revenge porn’ crackdown

People who share intimate images without the consent of those depicted could face jail time after calls from campaigners for a crackdown on so-called revenge porn. Laws introduced on Tuesday will remove the requirement for ...

27 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

Ministers deny concessions as Online Safety Bill returns to Commons

Ministers have denied that concessions were made to social media companies amid a row about end-to-end encryption, as the Online Safety Bill edged closer to the statute book. Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan insisted ...

12 Sept 2023 at 18:09

Arts & Entertainment

Ministers made no concessions on social media encryption concerns, says Donelan

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has denied ministers made any concessions on end-to-end encryption, amid a row with social media giants. It comes as the Online Safety Bill returns to the Commons for its final ...

12 Sept 2023 at 17:08

Lifestyle

Red flags you might be missing about your child’s online safety

During the wait for improved online safety laws, tens of thousands of grooming crimes have been recorded. The Online Safety Bill, which is meant to become law this autumn, has encountered numerous delays and ...

15 Aug 2023 at 15:18

Lifestyle

1 in 4 children’s apps on Google Play collecting personal data from kids

As many as one in four apps aimed at children on the Google Play app store do not comply with the Information Commissioner’s Office age-appropriate design code, according to new research. Consumer group ...

22 Feb 2023 at 12:30

Sport

‘Disgusted’ Kick It Out wants action after online racist abuse of Son Heung-min

Kick It Out has called on social media companies and the Government to act after Son Heung-min became the latest Premier League player to suffer online racism this month. Son scored four minutes after ...

20 Feb 2023 at 17:51

Arts & Entertainment

Former Lioness and reality TV stars to join No 10 meeting on online safety

Reality TV stars and a former Lioness are among people expected to attend a meeting with Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan in Downing Street. The event in Number 10 will see celebrities discuss ...

12 Sept 2023 at 10:21

Lifestyle

What women should do if they experience violence online

More than one in 10 women and girls in the UK’s four nations has been a victim of online violence, new research has found. Online violence can includes abuse, unwanted sexual remarks, trolling, ...

07 Sept 2023 at 15:04

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