Child Protection&Online Safety
21 May 2013
Warnings over gambling apps targeting Australian youth market ABC News
Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers.
18 May 2013
Call for transparency after Australian corporate regulator accidentally blocks 1,000 websites ABC News
There are calls for greater oversight and transparency after the corporate regulator accidentally blocked more than 1,000 websites.
17 May 2013
Fears rise over Australian government web censorship Australian Financial Review
Greens senator Scott Ludlam says the federal government has revived internet censorship concerns with revelations its agencies are using legislative powers to block Australian users from accessing suspect websites more widely than first thought.
29 April 2013
Junk foods avoid ad ban by targeting children online The Guardian
Advertising regulators have been accused of failing to protect children from aggressive online marketing by food companies using internet games and advertising.
05 April 2013
How to delete your digital life The Guardian
Wiping away your digital life means getting rid of the traces you've left - the mistakes you made, the embarrassing photos, the unwise comments, the flawed social media profiles where you've left too much visible.
18 March 2013
Child pornography is top British web concern, but how do you report it? The Independent
Around 1.5 million people have stumbled upon child pornography while using the internet, a survey has found. But the study suggested that 40 per cent would not know how to go about reporting it, if they did see it online.
15 March 2013
Australian police charge 21 over online child abuse network ABC News
Australian Federal Police say a child has been rescued from a house during an operation to shut down an online child abuse network.
06 March 2013
Cyber bullying study finds links to young behaviour ABC News
Research has found West Australian teenagers developing problem behaviour, depression or low self esteem in their early high school years are more likely to engage or be the victims of cyber bullying by year 11.
14 February 2013
Next generation of social media 'exposing girls to sexual abuse' The Independent
A new breed of social media websites is leaving young people open to cyber bullying, with anonymous users able to bombard others with sexually explicit messages and demands.
06 February 2013
Safer Internet Day marks 10th anniversary Computerworld
Today is the 10th anniversary of Safer Internet Day, a global initiative to raise online safety awareness. This year's theme, 'Online Rights and Responsibilities - Connect with Respect', focuses on online privacy, digital reputation and citizenship, and is held in more than 90 countries around the world.
05 February 2013
Ceop warns over 'alarming new trend' in online sex abuse BBC News
Children are increasingly being groomed over the internet for the sole purpose of online sexual abuse, research by a child protection watchdog suggests.
04 February 2013
Children are 'upset' by online violence, study finds The Guardian
Children are as upset by violent videos on YouTube that feature animal cruelty or beheadings and by insensitive Facebook messages from divorced parents as they are by online bullying and pornography, according to the biggest survey of young British people and their internet use.
03 February 2013
Special report: Too young to gamble – but not for a virtual trip to the 'Facebookies' Independent on Sunday
It is illegal for under-18s to have a flutter in a betting shop. But, in the second part of our investigation into online gambling, Paul Gallagher finds that through social media, youngsters are being lured into games that can groom them for life as an adult punter
24 January 2013
Facebook admits it is powerless to stop young users setting up profiles The Guardian
Facebook has admitted that there is almost nothing it can do to stop young users setting up profiles, with academic research suggesting that more than a third of UK 9-12 year olds now have their own page on the social network.
22 January 2013
Australians most vulnerable to virtual stalkers The Age
Australians are among the world's heaviest internet users but also the most exposed to being tracked online by companies after personal information, a report warns.
17 January 2013
Playboy fined £100,000 for offering porn on websites in UK accessible to children The Guardian
Playboy has been fined £100,000 by Ofcom for offering hardcore videos and pornographic images online that could by accessed by children.
16 January 2013
For 1 in 3 American teen girls, online meetings lead to offline encounters CNET
Almost one in three teen girls ages 14 to 17 say they've taken a relationship they started online into the real world, according to new research out of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
12 January 2013
Argentina police raid international paedophile ring BBC News
Police in Argentina say they have broken up an international network of paedophiles who swapped pornographic images and videos of children.
02 January 2013
Mommy bloggers: A child's right to online privacy Al Jazeera
... The greatest threat to children's privacy online does not come from corporations. It comes from parents - specifically, the self-described "mommy bloggers" who reveal the most personal details of their children's lives on the internet, often using their real names and photos.
27 December 2012
Twitter and Facebook get on a British school's timetable in anti-libel lessons The Guardian
It's a school topic that seems to belong to an age far distant from home economics, 1066 and jumpers for goalposts. A school in Somerset has begun teaching 13- and 14-year-old pupils how to avoid defaming people on Twitter.
25 December 2012
Twitter accounts with child abuse images closed BBC News
Several private Twitter accounts have been disabled after they were revealed to contain indecent images of children.
22 December 2012
UK government to offer parents tougher pornography controls The Independent
No one wants children to access porn online. Working out the best way to protect them from the darker corners of the internet is a thorny issue that the government is trying to tackle.
20 December 2012
FTC: New Online Privacy Rules for Children New York Times
In a move intended to give parents greater control over data collected about their children online, federal regulators on Wednesday broadened longstanding privacy safeguards covering children's mobile apps and Web sites. Members of the Federal Trade Commission said they updated the rules to keep pace with the growing use of mobile phones and tablets by children.
11 December 2012
Most mobile apps for children failing on privacy, FTC finds The Guardian
Most mobile applications aimed at children collect information - including device IDs, location data and phone numbers - without their parents' permission, according to a Federal Trade Commission report released Monday.
06 December 2012
World powers closing net on child porn New Zealand Herald
Earlier this year, law enforcement agencies from five EU nations and the United States worked together to dismantle an international paedophilia network, and arrested perpetrators and distributors of child-abuse images and videos. This is not the only such case: two other joint police crackdowns co-ordinated by Europol over the past two years have resulted in more than 300 arrests. Suspects were identified in 30 countries, ranging from the United States to Australia. Teachers and a boy scout leader were among the suspects arrested.
