This Safer Internet Day, WebWise are inviting parents, educators, schools, and young people to consider how alogrithms and influencers shape young lives. The annual day works as a reminder to empower ...

A teenage programmer tests a set of instructions she has written to get her computer to mop the floor. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and National 4 and 5.

So much of our lives is lived online, and most of us are aware that what we do on social media is largely governed by unseen and unspecified rules. In recent years, particularly since 2016, when ...

In today's digital landscape, algorithms are the unseen architects of our online experiences, acting as gatekeepers that determine what content users see and, consequently, consume. These complex sets ...

Outrage spreads faster than facts. Posts that inflame generate more engagement than those that inform. The algorithm doesn’t ...

Sweeping new rules designed to deal with the "total Wild West" young people were experiencing online have now been in place across the UK for a month. Ofcom's Children's Codes require pornography and ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. There are few things more peculiar to a person than their preferences. Why it is they enjoy one genre ...