Cyberbullying stories
The award lifts Areto’s profile as it expands software that has blocked more than 229,000 fraud attempts and illegal streams in a year.
Meta promotes parental controls over teen social media bans at NZ Instagram safety camp as debate grows on under-16s' online access.
New Zealand urged to enact AI safety laws as deepfake sexual images surge, amid warnings it can no longer rely on tech firms' goodwill.
Teens on Meta's apps will see less mature material by default as the firm tightens age-based controls after years of child-safety scrutiny.
Parents will soon get tighter controls over apps, websites and contacts as Apple adds age-based safeguards to its devices.
Families get short cyber safety lessons at home as deepfakes, grooming and scams put children and adults at growing risk online.
Schools can now plug age-specific lessons into classrooms as VIPRE’s new training tackles phishing, bullying and AI impersonation threats.
Snap unveils a 45-minute interactive digital safety course for teens and parents, plus expanded Snapchat arrival alerts to boost protection.
Snap launches an interactive course to teach teens and parents practical digital safety skills on bullying, sextortion and illicit drugs.
Most Australians doubt the under-16 social media ban has made the internet safer, with many expecting teens to bypass the new rules.
Parents are bearing most of the burden, as 78% of under-16s in Australia are still accessing social media covered by the ban.
Online abuse of US women has surged, with over a quarter reporting harassment and LGBTQ+ and non-white women facing the highest risks.
As India marks International Women's Day, women warn of rising cyberstalking, deepfakes and online abuse curbing their digital freedom.
More than one in four US women report online abuse, with LGBTQ+ and non-white women hardest hit amid rising fears over data-fuelled harassment.
Indonesia has launched SHECURE Digital, a national programme to shield women and girls from online abuse, extortion and data exploitation.
Google.org is investing over CAD $1.4 million in Kids Help Phone and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada to bolster youth online safety programs.
Parents are being urged to spot warning signs their children are being drawn into secretive online 'Com' networks linked to abuse.
Australian children spent an average of 132 minutes a day on TikTok in 2025, topping global peers just before the under-16 social media ban.
Google has begun using AI-powered age checks in Singapore, tightening default safety settings for under-18s on Search, Play, Maps and YouTube.
Over half of UK adults want under-16s barred from social media, as new polling exposes deep divides over children's online access and safety.