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How parents and teenagers can tackle ‘sextortion’ as online predator jailed | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A UK-based safety watchdog that tackles online child abuse has warned it is “overwhelmingly” dealing with images taken by children themselves, usually after being groomed. It comes as a Northern Ireland man, who exploited more than 70 children online, was given a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years in jail on Friday. Catfish…
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TikTok most popular source for news among teenagers, Ofcom research finds | UK News
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TikTok is now the most popular single source of news for teenagers in the UK, according to research by Ofcom. The media regulator found that the video-sharing app is used by 28% of 12 to 15-year-olds for finding out about current affairs, a higher proportion than any other platform. YouTube and Instagram are joint second,…
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Teenagers turning to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for news instead of traditional channels | UK News
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Teenagers in the UK are getting their news from social media rather than traditional news channels to stay up to date, new research from Ofcom has found. For the first time Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now the most popular news sources among 12 to 15-year-olds. The insights were included in the regulator’s News Consumption…