Online grooming crimes reach record levels, NSPCC says
The children’s charity said more than 7,000 offences were recorded by police in the last year.
Whatsapp warning as schools tell parents to be vigilant of new trend
Students are encouraged to share personal details on a group chat
Letby told of worry she had ‘maybe done something wrong’ to babies, inquiry told
Lucy Letby expressed her concerns in an email to an occupational health nurse in April 2017.
Meta AI tools come to UK for first time
The firm’s own AI chatbot will accessible to UK users inside Facebook and Instagram initially.
‘Nothing stopping’ spread of child abuse images on WhatsApp, says safety group
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has accused tech giant Meta of failing to have the mechanisms in place to stop the spread of such material.
Catholic Church child abuse joke made in DUP WhatsApp group
Messages between senior DUP figures throughout 2020 have been published on the Covid-19 Inquiry website
Swinney told to ‘make amends’ to Covid bereaved if he becomes first minister
The Scottish Liberal Democrats said Mr Swinney must set out how he will overhaul government transparency.
Q&A: Social media apps and minimum age requirements
Meta’s decision to lower the minimum age requirement on WhatsApp in Europe has reignited the debate around child online safety.
Mobile phones analysis following deleted WhatsApp messages ‘ongoing’ – Michelle O’Neill
It emerged at the Covid inquiry in December that some WhatsApp messages between Stormont ministers during the pandemic were wiped.
Sunak says he has no Covid-era WhatsApps as he changed phones ‘multiple times’
Boris Johnson also failed to provide the official inquiry with any communications from February to June 2020.