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National Crime Agency says such groups are fuelling crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuseBlackmailing girls and encouraging suicide: the young British men in online gangsTeenage boys are joining online gangs where they share sadistic …
Children from poorer families growing up amid a mix in income groups are likely to earn more as adultsFriendships that bridge economic divides are good for social mobility, a major study has found, with low-income children growing up where there is mor…
Esther Ghey describes social media as ‘absolute cesspit’ at screening of film exploring teenage daughter’s murderThe mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said the under-16s should be banned from social media, describing it as “an absolute c…
Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to help schools tackle impact of social mediaBridget Phillipson is to begin in-depth scrutiny of smartphone bans in schools in England as pressure grows from MPs to act on the effect …
Exclusive: Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners urges Albanese government to increase range of medicines they can prescribeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastE…
David Baszucki says company is vigilant about protecting users amid reports of bullying and grooming on platformParents who are worried about their children gaming on Roblox should not let them use it, the platform’s chief executive has said.There have…
Aunty Donna Nelson accuses premier of insulting daughter’s memory as government moves to reverse reforms made in response to her deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe m…
Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims• Our son was targeted by sextortionist online – here’s what we didChildren as young as 11 to 13 are being targeted by sextortion criminals for …
Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countriesBritain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic…
New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schoolsA bill which campaigners hoped would ban addictive smartphone algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down after opposition t…