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Children on free school meals ‘more likely to experience harm online’

Survey results suggested disadvantaged children were more likely to say being online makes them sad, jealous and worried about their appearance.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Top 10 Online Rules Parents Have For Their Children

A survey found 49% of parents struggle to decide which internet safety rules to implement in general.

Zenger · Aug 15, 2023

'I don't want social media to take over my 8-year-old's life - she's already suffering'

Social media is negatively impacting young girls as nearly a third are experiencing fear of missing out, driving them to spend hours on games they don't even like

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

TikTok to bring in screen time warning to support users' 'digital wellbeing'

The move aims to help them take control of the overall amount of time they spend on the social media platform

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022

TikTok adds new screen time management tools to boost ‘digital wellbeing’

The video platform is to give users more tools to control and manage how long they spend on the site

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022

TikTok introduces screen time limit in bid to boost 'digital wellbeing'

Younger users will also start getting prompts to ensure they are using the app wisely

Wales Online · Jun 9, 2022

Primary school children to be taught about online dangers on new digital platform

Cyberbullying, online grooming and peer pressure will be covered on the online platform developed by online safety experts

Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022