Epic and Lego partner to build a metaverse for kids A partnership between Fortnite developer

Twitter is experimenting with an ‘unmentioning’ feature A feature that would allow users to remove

Perceptions of cyber security in education need to change Schools are key targets for cybercrime

A new children’s rights strategy to be launched in Rome A new Children’s Rights Strategy

 Covid restrictions have left young children lacking social skills An Ofsted report has found babies

Twitch’s new boost feature puts porn on the homepage Twitch has paused its ‘Boost Train

Instagram will let users reply to DMs from feed Instagram is giving users new features

Messenger gets new shortcuts for silent replies Messenger is introducing silent replies which will allows

Rise of under-age TikTok users An Ofcom study shows that a third of parents report

GTA Online is adding a new subscription service Grand Theft Auto (GTA) publisher, Rockstar Games

Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance European lawmakers have agreed on new

Instagram launches chronological and ‘favourites’ feeds for all users Instagram has launched new feed options

Chatbot for exploited children wants to go national  A charity chatbot called ‘Is This Ok?’

TikTok algorithm directs users to fake news about Ukraine war An investigation by anti-misinformation outlet NewsGuard showed that a

School disruption in Northern Ireland as Unite strike begins The Education Authority (EA) reports that approximately 300 school bus

Schools face transport disruption due to Unite union strike The Education Authority (EA) warns that planned strike action from

NFTs may be coming to Instagram soon Mark Zuckerberg reports that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will

Instagram launches new moderator option for livestreams Instagram is adding a new livestream option to

‘Cyberflashing’ to become a criminal offence Cyberflashing is becoming a criminal offence, with perpetrators facing

Facebook and Instagram let users call for death to Russian soldiers Facebook and Instagram users in

Meta announces new updates for Facebook groups Meta has introduced new updates designed to help

Online Safety Bill tweaked to target scam ads The upcoming Online Safety Bill has been

Five crises facing children after 2 years of pandemic  Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared

NSPCC demands tougher online safety laws NSPCC claims that laws to protect young people online

Twitch’s new policy will ban ‘harmful misinformation super spreaders’ Twitch will ban users who repeatedly

TikTok faces investigation into impact on young people’s mental health TikTok is being investigated by

Sexual consent for people with cognitive disabilities must be person-centred According to new research, decisions

UK wants to restrict freedom of internet trolls The UK government has announced more additions

Dating apps accused of ignoring sexual assault The number of reported sexual offences linked to