US teens say peers are 'mostly kind' online: study

Most US teenagers who use social networking sites say their peers are "mostly kind" to one another online although the vast majority have witnessed mean or cruel behavior, a study said Wednesday.

'Partner abuse is normal' say disadvantaged youth

The levels of violence girls and boys from disadvantaged backgrounds experience in their partner relationships is revealed in new University of Bristol research published today.

Europe's children still unsafe in online world: EU

European Union nations are not doing enough to protect children in the digital world and need to upgrade hotline systems, social networking awareness and age-rating, the EU executive said Tuesday.

New research sheds light on teenage friendship networks

The University of Bristol study identified these as the three most influential factors when teenagers choose their friends, while income and parents’ occupational class proved to be insignificant.

Hacker gets 6-year sentence for 'sextortion' case

(AP) -- A Southern California man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for infiltrating computers belonging to women and teenage girls where he found sexually explicit photos and threatening to put them online unless ...

Police: Dozens of teens involved in Vt. sext ring

(AP) -- Police in Vermont say nearly two dozen teenagers used school computers and a special email account to access indecent photos and videos taken by female classmates.

Facebook exposes children to online threats says EU

Social networking sites such as Facebook are not doing enough to protect children from potential dangers such as grooming by paedophiles or online bullying, European authorities said on Tuesday.

page 11 from 14