Online safety

Charity's film highlights the severe consequences of online grooming

Several US states are suing the company which owns Facebook and Instagram, Meta, claiming that the social media platforms harm children's mental health. Image by Adobe Photos.

US states sue Meta claiming social media harms kids' mental health

WhatsApp, said there is a bug affecting Android phones and they don’t secretly record users, following backlash over messenger service ‘accessing microphone at night’

WhatsApp safety concerns as users report app accessing microphone

The number of extreme sexual abuse content towards children online has doubled since 2020

How to keep children safe online amidst growing online sexual abuse

The Online Safety Bill could force WhatsApp to ease its encryption.

WhatsApp head say chat app could become illegal in the UK

PayPal has issued advice on how to avoid being scammed online

PayPal issues email scam warning to customers