Thursday 22 April, 2021
Legal expert Róisín Á Costello discusses the recent sharing of images of thousands of women online without consent and says it’s now time to right the legal wrongs in this area.
Minister for Communications Richard Bruton is proposing the establishment of an Online Safety Commissioner.
Would you be happy for your six-year-old to have unlimited, unsupervised access to a firearm – perhaps if it had been modified to only shoot lighter loads? asks Shane Dunphy.
A number of people have recently received dubious calls offering to fix their connection.
The more you make conversation about the internet the norm, the more insight you will get into your child’s online world, writes Ger Brick.
Most children aged between 8 and 13 own a smartphone.
The digital age of consent in Ireland is 13.
Facebook is set to publish educational videos to help people better manage their privacy settings.
The government is moving towards appointing a Digital Safety Commissioner.
Concerns over children’s safety online were raised this week following Snapchat’s latest update.
Snapchat has introduced a map feature that allows users to track other people’s location.
A new bill could make it illegal for parents to allow their children born after 2015 to own a portable device.
There are calls for parents, educators and the government needed to be doing more to promote a safe internet environment.
You wouldn’t allow a young child to go to an unsupervised disco or house party. Think of your child’s online presence in similar terms.
A new survey has found that three in ten parents don’t monitor their children’s online activities.
The popular video-streaming site is said to be working on a version of its site for children aged ten and younger.
The Labour conference has heard from senior ministers hitting out a the opposition parties, “obnoxious” trickle-down economics and the problem of cyberbullying.
Children need to be taught about online safety – but we must also develop internet content specifically for children to give them opportunities to use the internet in creative and innovative ways, writes Simon Grehan.
It’s safe to say she proved her point.
The account, which had purported to be promoting an upcoming tour from the disgraced former pop star, was revealed to be a ‘social experiment’ aimed at highlighting internet safety.
An EU report says the average child starts using the internet at 7 – and that kids need educating on the dangers of networking.
11-year-old YouTube star previously told people who didn’t like her to “get AIDS and die”.
