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Six out of 10 teachers fear for pupils’ safety online post-lockdown – survey

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Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software

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Record number of girls apply for NCSC cybersecurity courses

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

People-smugglers using social media to organise migrant crossings, MPs told

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Facebook moves to target misinformation before US presidential election

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Mobile game to help with anxiety in children receives medical approval

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Social networks ‘failed to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation reported’

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Facebook India bosses grilled over alleged bias

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‘Police log more than 10,000 online child sex crimes in a year for first time’

Indian children play online game PUBG on their mobile phones in Hyderabad

India bans PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile game and 117 other Chinese apps

Revolutionary quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication

‘Game-changing’ quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication

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Facebook imposes forwarding limit on Messenger to slow spread of misinformation

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Tech giants given 12 months to meet new child privacy protection rules

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Facebook removes Russian-based fake accounts targeting UK politics

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Royal Mail Group develops online ‘safe spaces’ portal for domestic abuse victims

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EE mobile plan includes all Apple streaming services ahead of 5G iPhone launch

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What are the child protection measures tech firms must follow by next year?

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Apple and Google reveal contact tracing notification system built into phones