Samaritans To Work With Social Media Giants To Limit Online Harm Exposure
A Government behind-closed-doors meeting will be the second involving social media firms, but will mark the first time the Samaritans have been involved.
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A Government behind-closed-doors meeting will be the second involving social media firms, but will mark the first time the Samaritans have been involved.
A new £1.4 million social media hub will be fully operational at the end of May.
Instagram and Facebook Likes and Snapchat Streaks could be Banned for Young People, under new rules that attempt to protect children's safety on the internet.
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of a bogus Virgin Media phishing email scam, a Civilian Aviation Authority warning over fake Makkah deals. Alongside this is also an Abta Cyber Attack, and an ongoing TV licensing scam.
A new phishing scam called the "Nasty List" is sweeping through Instagram and is targeting victim's login credentials.
Staff Review audio in effort to help AI-powered voice assistant respond to commands.
Dozens of criminal groups that sell stolen bank and credit card details are proliferating on Facebook, an investigation has revealed.
Screen time has little effect on teenagers ' mental health, despite fears about the impact later-night gaming or TV viewing is having on the worlds youth, a new study has concluded.
Video-sharing app TikTok is failing to suspend the accounts of people sending sexual messages to teenagers and children, a BBC investigation has found.
The firm behind the instant messaging app Snapchat has told MPs it may consider changes to its friendship streaks, which have been criticised for being potentially addictive.
They could also be banned from operating in the UK if they fail to act.
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Tenancy deposit scheme fraud, holiday package scams, fake advertisements on Instagram, and more.
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