Audience
Parents and carers
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Reporting Racism Online
Following the Euro 2020 Final on Sunday 11th July, the internet saw a huge range of support and celebration for…
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…