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<p>CyberSafeKids board of directors member Clare Daly said their research shows children as young as six in Ireland have smart devices and use them unsupervised. File picture</p>

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Experts warn social media is creating 'broken people'

Psychiatrists say it should be considered social media use should be considered a public health risk

<p>CyberSafeKids chief executive Alex Cooney said she would like to see WhatsApp announce efforts to better safeguard younger users from bullying and other forms of harmful content.</p>

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WhatsApp lowers minimum age limit for users in Ireland from 16 to 13

<p>Just 28% of parents reported using parental controls to protect their children online.</p>

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More than half of parents feel unable to keep child safe online, survey finds

Children's low activity levels are a pandemic — but what are we doing about it?

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Children's low activity levels are a pandemic — but what are we doing about it?

elementary school students with smartphones

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Majority of children feel they spend too much time online

TikTok data failures show app is a 'clear danger' to Irish children

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TikTok data failures show app is a 'clear danger' to Irish children

elementary school students with smartphones

Campaign needed to keep children's smart phones out of bedrooms at night

While campaigns to keep smartphones out of schools is overdue, as important and barely mentioned is urgent guidance and campaigns to support parents to keep smart phones out of bedrooms at night, writes Catherine Conlon

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

CC CYBER BULLYING REPORT

School principal urges parents to be more vigilant over their children's smartphone use

Primary school carried out its own research and said findings shocked parents

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Asian preteen boy sitting at stair, covering his face with hands, face down, holding smartphone in low light.

Quarter of primary school kids cyberbullied in past 12 months

Children as young as eight 'suffering in silence'

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Smartphone research

Children are experiencing real harm online — where's the urgency to address this?

There is simply not enough government funding allocated to addressing how we can support children and young people to be safe and smart online, writes Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKid

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Walking to School

S We can't just rely on schools to lead the way on smartphone use

The debate on a potential schoolwide smartphone ban moves the spotlight away from social media companies and their responsibilities to online safety

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Mobile era

Irish Examiner view: Leading by example

Most Irish parents would support a ban on mobile phones in schools. Yet many of our children still tied to their phones

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023

Parental control

One in five children see something online they 'wouldn’t want their parents to know about'

Survey of 1,600 children finds almost a third say they can 'go online whenever they want'.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Onward survey

Charity warns of rising levels of unrestricted online access for children

Annual report says children surveyed admitted to being contacted by strangers online, or to having friends or followers that they don't know offline.

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Young Boy Who Is the Victim of Online Bullying

Pre-teens engaging in online bullying and racial abuse

Some 30% of pre-teens said when they encountered disturbing content online, they kept it to themselves and did not tell a parent or trusted adult

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Mother with slightly concerned look on her face watching boys using the internet on a phone

Alex Cooney: We have rules for the road, why not rules to keep kids safe online?

Today is Safer Internet Day 2022 and Alex Cooney of CyberSafeKids has three suggestions to keep our children safe online

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Online Young Teen

Alex Cooney: How to stop the endless scrolling on your phone

Children’s time online has doubled over the last decade and the pandemic has accelerated that trend

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Parental control

A third of pre-teens interact online with people they don't know

Today's CyberSafeKids Ireland report reveals the extent of children socialising with strangers, and recommends action to ensure their safety

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Technology stock

Proof of ID 'a must' to set up social media account, say TDs

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will set up the Media Commission, which will potentially be one of the most powerful regulators in the State

Thu, 13 May, 2021

Teenager sending email from smart phone in her bed

Nearly third of children 'can go online whenever I want' with TikTok most popular app

Online safety charity CyberSafeKids warns parents to remain vigilant amid heightened activity on the dark web and other forums from adults seeking to interact with children

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

elementary school students with smartphones

Alex Cooney: How safe is your child online with 750 'friends'?

We’re encouraged to share, share, share and often paint quite a personal picture of our lives on social media: do we really want our children to be sharing such information with people they don’t know, asks Alex Cooney

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021