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Youth work and social care news from around the world

December 6, 2018December 9, 2018 By Chris

Links from around the world of youth work and social care: Online abuse: Facebook has announced that it has removed 8.7 million pieces of content that violated their child nudity or

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Teen girl in South Sudan auctioned off for marriage on Facebook

November 21, 2018December 21, 2018 By Chris

A 16-year-old South Sudanese girl was sold for marriage via Facebook in a disturbing case that’s been described as “reminiscent of latter-day slave markets.” The winning bid in the auction

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Council for Internet Safety in the UK

July 30, 2018 By Chris

The government has announced plans to establish a new UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS), which will extend the scope of the current UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).

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How to safely use ‘Questions’ on Instagram

July 27, 2018July 30, 2018 By Chris

Recently Instagram introduced ‘Questions’ – the latest feature onto the photo sharing app. Users are now able to invite their followers to ask them questions, which they can then publicly

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Digital Skills training from Media Trust. Interested?

July 9, 2018 By Chris

Did you know… more than 70% of charities believe strengthening their digital skills would help their organisation to grow its network and deliver a more effective strategy but despite this…

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People with disabilities share the moving ways their partners show love for them

June 25, 2018 By Chris

People with disabilities have been sharing their partners’ actions that show them just how much they’re loved — actions that are “different from the way abled people show love.”  Get

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Digital Friendships of young people aged 8‐17 years

June 14, 2018June 22, 2018 By Chris

For Safer Internet Day 2018, the UK Safer Internet Centre commissioned an online survey of 2000 young people aged 8‐17 years, which was conducted by Censuswide. The findings reveal how

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Top 10 Google searches of 2017

December 24, 2017 By Chris

Google has released its Year in Search 2017 report which shows the top 10 most searched topics overall as well as the top 10 searches in 20+ categories. Musicians and

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Scarlett Moffatt has a selfie warning for young girls

December 23, 2017 By Chris

Scarlett Moffatt, who came to fame through Gogglebox, is getting real about filtered pictures of women on social media. The 2016 winner of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

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NSPCC warns of ‘blurred boundaries’ between YouTube stars and fans

November 13, 2016January 16, 2021 By Chris

“Blurred boundaries” between prominent YouTube stars and their young, often impressionable viewers can put young people at risk, the NSPCC has warned. They have created a helpline for victims and have

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8 Reasons to Rethink Teens & Sexting

September 24, 2016 By Chris

Megan Maas has written a blog on 8 Reasons to Rethink Teens & Sexting for the Huffington Post.  Here’s a few snippets from the blog which are essential reading for any

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Sir David Attenborough narrating Pokémon Go

July 26, 2016 By Chris

You might think that David Attenborough and Pokémon Go was a marriage in heaven waiting to happen. Who better than the beloved naturalist to narrate a popular game where people go hunting

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Married to the amazing Sarah and raising Jakey, Daniel, Amelia, Josh & Jonah in our blended family. Passionate for Jesus, social work & sport.

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