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NGO seeks to bridge gender gap in tech
MissInTech aims to empower, educate and equip girls and women with the skills required for a career in ICT. Renee Laiviera speaks to the NGO to find out more about their initiatives and programmes.
Over 1,000 students access autism-sensitive book
Storytelling sessions held in schools across Malta and Gozo
Quarter of UK five- to seven-year-olds have smartphone − study
Parental concerns as regards children having smartphones has increased but some are ‘resigning about their ability to intervene in their children's online lives’
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’
The IT giant operating Instagram and Facebook said it was testing an AI-driven ‘nudity protection’ tool that would find and blur images containing nudity
Almost one child in six is cyberbullied − WHO Europe
Report is a ‘wake-up call‘ to address bullying and violence
How to know when your child is ready for ‘phone privacy’
Parents need to equip children to make good, independent and responsible decisions with their phone, researcher Joanne Orlando says
‘Sharenting’: balancing sharing and privacy in the digital age
While offering a sense of community and validation for parents, recent research highlights significant risks associated with sharing children’s content on social media platforms. Jeanine Balzan Engerer urges parents to reflect on this practice
EU launches probe into TikTok over child protection
Brussels is particularly concerned that the video-sharing app may not be doing enough to address negative impacts on young people
Exhibition tours secondary schools to promote women in science
Malta is the first World Capital for Women and Girls in Science for 2023-2024
EU proposes tougher rules to combat child sexual abuse
New technologies blamed for a proliferation of new forms of abuse