Webcam blackmail usually involves someone being lured into sharing private images/video footage of themselves with another person
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ooVoo is a free video chat and instant messaging app for mobiles, tablets, computers and MACs. One of
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What is Periscope? Periscope is an app that lets you share and experience live video streams direct from your
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Blackberry Messenger (BBM) is a free instant messaging app. Originally it was exclusive to Blackberry devices but moved
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Online games are played on the internet via a computer console, mobile device or application. What makes
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What is Yik Yak? Described by TechCrunch as a "hyperlocal anonymous Twitter", Yik Yak is a service
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Whisper is an anonymous social networking app. Users post confessions, either fact or fiction, by super imposing
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Viber is a free to download app that allows users to make free calls, send texts, pictures
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Facebook Live is the latest addition to the social network. The new feature gives users the ability
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Founded over 10 years ago, Facebook now boasts over 1 billion users and at this stage, we
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General Barnardos Barnardos works with vulnerable children and their families in Ireland and campaigns for the rights of all children. Get
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Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry