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What is Twitch and is it safe for children to be on it?

It feels like there’s a new social media or gaming platform coming out every week for parents to stress about these days, and Twitch has surged in popularity over recent years. It’s an online live video streaming service with a big focus around ...

23 Aug 2022 at 08:30

Lifestyle

2021 declared worst year for child sexual abuse online: How to talk to children about staying safe

The internet has massively helped us get through the pandemic – especially children and young people. Yet 2021 was also ‘the worst year on record for child sexual abuse online’, according to a new report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

Home

Coláiste Mhuire establish internet safety group

Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed is strongly promoting Internet Safety among our school community. An integral part of our ETB ethos is to promote Digital Detox for students and to enable them to build a Positive Digital Footprint that they will be ...

12 Mar 2022 at 14:33

Kilkenny City

Young people in Kilkenny have their say on internet safety

An innovative animation created by young Kilkenny people to educate their peers and parents on the importance of internet safety was launched today at an event at Foróige DRUM Youth Centre, MacDonagh Junction. Finding your way in the ...

25 Jan 2024 at 14:33

Young Britons turning to AI chatbots for help with school and work – survey

More than half of young people in the UK have used an AI chatbot such as ChatGPT in the last year to help them with schoolwork, emails or their job, research suggests. Nominet’s latest annual Digital Youth Index, which examines ...

20 Nov 2023 at 10:57

Meta faces renewed criticism over end-to-end encryption amid child safety fears

Child protection experts have fiercely criticised social media giant Meta over its plans for end-to-end encryption, accusing the tech firm of prioritising profit over children’s safety. Simon Bailey, a former police chief ...

13 Nov 2023 at 09:25

World

Australian watchdog fines X over lack of transparency on tackling child abuse

Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X – the social media platform formerly known as Twitter – 610,500 Australian dollars (around £316,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation ...

16 Oct 2023 at 09:11

Braverman writes to Zuckerberg expressing concerns over Meta’s encryption plans

Suella Braverman has said she has written a letter to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, expressing her concerns over the company’s plans to introduce end-to-end encryption without appropriate safeguards for children. The ...

03 Jul 2023 at 17:25

What is the Online Safety Bill and why is it so controversial?

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced major changes to the Online Safety Bill ahead of its return to Parliament. Much delayed and controversial in its approach, the aim of the Bill is to introduce ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:44

County Derry Post

Man arrested in County Derry on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child.

Officers from Public Protection Branch have arrested a 28-year-old man in the Coleraine area on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child. He remains in police custody at this time for ...

28 Dec 2022 at 13:33

Local News

EXPLAINER: 9 top tips for Carlow parents to keep your kids safe online

Tuesday, February 8 is Safer Internet Day and Switcher.ie have shared some top tips to help keep children safe online. Our children have been spending more time than ever online over the past year. ...

08 Feb 2022 at 12:33

Nearly half of perpetrators of group child sexual abuse are children, data shows

Nearly half of abusers involved in group sexual exploitation of children are themselves aged between 10 and 17, police data has suggested. A national taskforce found that 48% of 4,768 perpetrators ...

21 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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