Tag: online
‘Suicide challenge’ The Game targeting kids online
Parents have been warned about a disturbing online challenge, The Game, reportedly targeting children.
The online trend has been called a ‘suicide challenge’.
The so-called 10...
How much time do we spend on social media?
The UK is the ninth lowest country for social media usage spending 2,120 days and 50,881 hours online.
Ireland meanwhile is in 31st place.
The Philippines...
Forty two sexual communication offences with a child occurred during three month lockdown
Forty two incidents of sexual communications with a child occurred during the first three months of lockdown according to police figures.
Now, NSPCC Northern Ireland...
New campaign to help prevent child sexual abuse online
Children in Northern Ireland are at an increased risk of sexual abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown as they are spending more time online.
That's according...
Strangers accessing chat rooms to talk to children
Parents are being warned that strangers are accessing chat rooms to video call children and young people.
This chat room Omegle is proving popular among...
With increase in pupils’ screen time, there is risk of accessing inappropriate material
With schools across Northern Ireland closing as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, children will be increasing their screen time on smartphones, tablets and other...
Sextortion: young men blackmailed into undressing for online scammers
Young men are continuing to be blackmailed into allowing scammers to capture intimate screenshots of them during online video calls.
The advice from the PSNI...
Online danger: sexual grooming crimes have risen by 55 per cent in Northern Ireland
Sexual grooming crimes have risen by 55 per cent in Northern Ireland.
There were 127 offences of sexual communication with a child recorded by the...
Children want to go online without seeing disturbing images and being vulnerable to abuse-...
Children in Northern Ireland want to be safe on their social media platforms. They want to go online without the fear of seeing graphic...
Number of cyber-sex crimes against children soars by 268 per cent
Cyber-related sex crimes against children in Northern Ireland have risen by 268 per cent over the past four years.
The shocking statistics have been revealed...