online safety
ALGORITHM OFF SWITCH: Gower’s MP wants you to be able to turn off what Facebook and TikTok decide you see
Tonia Antoniazzi has signed a letter from around 40 MPs asking the Culture Secretary to make social media firms offer…
SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens
Under-16s will be blocked from platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X by spring 2027. Here's what changes…
OPINION: ‘It was about as close to a strategy as padding a pillow with iron filings’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the Online Safety Act
Swansea-based communications consultant Kirstie Logan-Townshend, a former senior government press officer for AI, argues that the Online Safety Act was…
SWANSEA: MP calls emergency public meeting on social media ban for under-16s — and says the issue tops his postbag
Torsten Bell is inviting parents, children and community members to Swansea’s Guildhall next month to shape the national debate on…
Morriston man jailed after police uncover thousands of child abuse images
A Morriston man has been jailed after detectives uncovered more than 3,000 illegal images and videos of children and animals…
Should under-16s be banned from social media? Llanelli MP’s urgent plea as parents warned of kids’ secret online lives
Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith is urging parents and children to have their say on a potential ban on under-16s…
World Emoji Day: Experts warn of hidden meanings behind popular symbols
Safeguarding professionals urge parents and educators to decode the “fast-growing hidden language” used by young people online
97% of 12-year-olds have smartphones – telecoms expert urges parents to say no
Calls grow for shift to ‘dumbphones’ amid rising concerns over screen addiction and online harms
New offences for cyberflashing, epilepsy-trolling and fake news come into force from today
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
Elderly not the biggest victims to fraud: Expert tips on avoiding scams online
Over 40 million Britons have been targeted by scammers this year, with losses per person higher than in other major Western economies (the…
Welsh Government becomes first government to join IWF in boost for children’s online safety
Welsh language resources will help children spot the signs of online grooming and abuse Children and young people in Wales…