When discussing with young people the perils and perks of online activities, it’s sometimes easy to overlook everyone in the equation. Take, for instance, the familiar caution not to post explicit or revealing photos online, or even to avoid sending them on handheld devices to that one intimate person in your life. Dire warnings range [...]

This story needs a little unravelling, or demystifying, since most reports tend to assume we know the background. What is interesting is how many intriguing aspects of the wider issue it raises. So. Where to begin… A 15-year-old girl from Halifax, Nova Scotia, discovered that someone had created a fake Facebook profile — complete with [...]

Two more interesting stories related to video gaming, then we’ll move on. When most people think of the Boy Scouts organisation, images of wholesome, largely conservative and typically practical activities tend to dominate. Which is why it might be surprising, initially, to learn that the Boy Scouts of America have introduced two new video game-related [...]