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Catfishing crimes of depraved predator Alexander McCartney emphasise online dangers - The Irish News view
The 26-year-old child abuser, believed to have 3,500 victims, has been sentenced to life in prison
Brianna Ghey was at risk of sexual exploitation, inquest hears
The teenager had thousands of followers online but fears were raised about her mobile phone use.
New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says
The Molly Rose Foundation has called Ofcom’s current approach to enforcing the online safety laws ‘risk averse’.
‘Potato Queen’ Poppy O’Toole: I enjoy calling out body shaming trolls – I don’t want to be silent
The chef talks to Lauren Taylor about life on the internet, slow cooking and making a whole career out of potatoes.
Finfluencers need to check they are not breaking the law, City regulator warns
Social media influencers must ensure they are not putting their followers’ livelihoods and life savings at risk, the FCA said.
Gamer grandmother says playing Fortnite was ‘love at first sight’
Cath Bowie was introduced to Fortnite by her grandson.
X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change
Refuge has called the plan to allow blocked users to see user posts ‘highly concerning’.
Instagram launches new safety features to fight sextortion scams
The social media platform said it is using expert guidance to train technology to spot scam accounts and prevent them from contacting teenage users.
Technology Secretary asks Ofcom for online safety response to summer riots
Peter Kyle has written to the regulator for an update on its plans around misinformation in the Online Safety Act in the wake of the summer disorder.
Children ‘doom scrolling’ on phones for hours a day causing widespread harm – MP
Former teacher Josh MacAlister will introduce a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament this week on tackling addictive phone use by young people.