The greatest threat girls and boys face in the online space is inappropriate sharing of images according to findings of a survey of students from grade-9 to grade-12. The survey conducted between January-April 2022 under the ‘Responsible Digital Citizenship and Online Safety’ project by Wranga app and Disney Star India, was to assess the proficiency of young online users with the safety tools …

Union Minister for HRD, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today launched the information booklet titled “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness of students and teachers on staying safe online, virtually  in New Delhi. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi Office developed this booklet. The booklet will be instrumental in keeping …

On June 28, UNESCO’s New Delhi office hosted a day-long conference on issues of online child safety. More than anything else, Internet-stuck children of this digital age, require empowerment and entitlement of digital citizens, was the central message of the conference titled, ‘OMG! Promoting Child Safety Online, Empowering Future Digital Citizens’. A report:   By 2020, India will have a …

Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims. And the perpetrators of cyberbullying are also more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours, researchers say. The study, which is a collaboration of a number of researchers from across the UK, including the University of …