Organisation: Internet Watch Foundation

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<p>The area of hacking is a big one on the dark web, with several sites offering different hacking and financial services. File photo</p>

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From hiring a hitman to buying drugs... Just how dangerous is the dark web?

From hiring a hitman to buying drugs, weapons or a new identity, the dark web is the underbelly of the internet where the criminally minded lurk and the curious sometimes venture.. and with disastrous consequences

<p>The Cyber Safe Kids annual report released today reveals that four fifths of children they surveyed play online games and have their own social media profiles. While the internet brings many positives, there are dangers too, which we must address through regulation and education. </p>

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Alex Cooney: What we must do to ensure our children are safe and happy online

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Tech giants unveil new collective plans to tackle online child abuse content

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Third of explicit images of children online were selfies

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Internet giants to help remove abuse images

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No trial for Harris after allegations he downloaded sexual images of children

More than half of teens in North asked for sexual image of themselves

More than half of young people in the North have been asked for a sexual image or video of themselves by another person.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2013

25% of teens sent explicit images to others

More than half of young people in the North have been asked for a sexual image or video of themselves by another person.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2013

British teachers get 'sexting' curb guide

Teachers in the UK are to be issued with a guide on how to deal with ’sexting’ – the sharing of explicit photos or videos through mobile phones and the internet.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2013

Sickening child sex sites ‘have quadrupled’

THE number of sickening internet sites showing the most severe forms of child sex abuse has quadrupled in just three years, a report said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Apr, 2007

International action needed to fight paedophiles and child pornographers

LAST week there was considerable alarm when a convicted paedophile escaped from Northern Ireland and headed South where he seemingly moved about freely even though the gardaí were notified of his presence.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2006

Internet watchdog removes 30,000 child porn sites over 10 years

MORE than 30,000 websites containing indecent images of children have been removed from the internet over the last 10 years, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said yesterday.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2006

BT blocking a ‘staggering’ 10,000 attempts to access child porn each day

BRITISH Telecom says it is blocking up to 10,000 attempts each day to access child porn.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

Townshend naive over child porn, says watchdog

LEGENDARY rock guitarist Pete Townshend was incredibly foolhardy, naive and misguided to enter a website advertising child pornography if he was, as he says, conducting research, an internet watchdog claimed yesterday.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2003