Audience

Parents and carers

31 August 2021 UK SIC

Three resources to help your family manage online safety

This blog signposts to three helpful and practical resources parents and carers can use to support their children in staying…

20 August 2021 UK SIC

Discord Security Settings – A Guide for Parents and Carers

This blog explores Discord, a chat app used by gamers and has been gaining more popularity recently.

19 August 2021 UK SIC

Supporting young people with digital wellbeing this summer

This blog gives parents and carers practical tips and advice for supporting young people to stay happy and safe online…

4 August 2021 UK SIC

Help – someone else has posted a photo of my child on social media

This blog from UKSIC partner Childnet looks at ways you can start a conversation with those who have posted a picture…

3 August 2021 UK SIC

Instagram Makes New Under 16 Profiles Private by Default

Instagram have introduced changes to how young people’s social media accounts can be managed. These features have been introduced to…

27 July 2021 UK SIC

Monitoring Apps – A Guide for Parents

In this blog we look at what monitoring apps can offer to families, along with some considerations around using apps…

14 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Reporting Racism Online

Following the Euro 2020 Final on Sunday 11th July, the internet saw a huge range of support and celebration for…

6 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

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…

18 June 2021 UK SIC

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…

2 June 2021 Becca Cawthorne

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…

1 June 2021 UK SIC

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…

20 May 2021 Andy Robinson

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…