Parents are worried about the impact of the pandemic on their children, a new national poll has found. The top three concerns were on how much time children were spending on screens and social media, if their child was being bullied or cyberbullied and if the child could be in […]
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The Microsoft Family app is rolling out for preview. Angela Lang/CNET A limited preview of the Microsoft Family Safety app is launching for iOS and Android. The app is meant to help parents find a digital balance, giving their kids digital independence while still setting boundaries, Microsoft said in a […]
The First Lady was at Palm Beach Atlantic University yesterday to pick up the 2020 Women of Distinction Award. On acceptance of the honour, Melania urged for lessons to be taught on how young people can redefine their self worth outside of “likes and retweets” in the cybersphere. The wife of President […]
The past never stays dead, and she’s proof of that. Netflix/Screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET In the shocking season 1 finale of Netflix’s psychological thriller You, we saw the social media-savvy stalker, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), turn pale after coming face-to-face with his not-so-dead ex-girlfriend, Candace Stone (Ambyr Childers). You, from […]
Drug dealers are using social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube to sell illicit appearance and performance enhancing drugs (APEDs). The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) purchased some of the drugs being promoted on these sites and found some drugs contained potentially harmful steroids or were altogether fake. […]
Konnie Huq, 43, has been vocal on social media about her stance on Brexit and is fighting for the People’s vote. But the former Blue Peter star said there is more to think about than Brexit, as she claimed climate change is the “bigger picture”. In an exclusive interview with […]
Mark Zuckerberg wants to remake Facebook. James Martin Mark Zuckerberg gets it. He understands that people don’t trust Facebook with their information. He sees that we look at his company with distrust. “I know that we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly,” […]
The UK government plans to introduce new internet safety lawsTowfiqu Photography/Getty By New Scientist Staff and Press Association The UK government plans to introduce internet safety laws in a bid to make being online safer. A white paper on online harms, published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]