Audience
Parents and carers
Five tips for talking about online safety with young children
Whatever their stage of development, it is important that any child using the internet understands what to do and who…
Looking at the Impact and Effects of Social Media Fame
In this blog we’ll look at the impact social media fame can bring to individuals across all ages and consider…
Help – my child wants to play games that are too old for them
In this blog we will take a closer look at the ratings in games, give you practical ways to respond…
Instagram Allows Users to ‘Hide’ Likes
Instagram has launched a new feature that will give users the option to ‘hide’ likes on other people’s posts as…
Pornography Age Restriction Concerns for Online Safety Bill
Since the Online Safety Bill was published, organisations and individuals have raised concerns over how pornography sites are going to…
Queen says the UK will “lead the way” in internet safety
The UKSIC is calling on the Government to honour its commitments to making the UK a safer place to be…
Threats to Share Intimate Images to Become a Crime
This blog looks at the Domestic Abuse Bill and what new laws have been brought in to protect victims. We…
IWF campaign launches as new report finds girls at worsening risk of grooming from sexual predators online
A hard-hitting new IWF campaign, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, is warning teenage girls and their parents…
Twitch – a guide for parents and carers
In this blog our partners at Childnet look at what Twitch is and explore some key things for parents and carers to…
‘Beyond heart-breaking’ abuse as predators groom children to film siblings and friends
A new IWF study indicates internet sex predators are manipulating children to record their own sexual abuse, and that of…
TikTok Incorporates New Comment Features
TikTok has included two new features to help creators filter out comments as well as encouraging users to reconsider posting…
Young people’s views on reporting online harms
Research shows that young people are more likely to block someone behaving inappropriately than report them.