Audience

Parents and carers

18 January 2021 Angela Munoz Aroca

‘Grave threat’ to children from predatory internet groomers as online child sexual abuse material soars to record levels

A record number of reports of online child sexual abuse have been processed by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

13 January 2021 Andy Robinson

Xbox Series X Parental Controls and Security Settings

Microsoft incorporates a variety of parental controls and security settings to ensure that the whole family can feel safe when…

12 January 2021 Becca Cawthorne

4 weeks to go until Safer Internet Day 2021 – 4 things you can do now

With only 4 weeks to go until Safer Internet Day on the 9th February, we take a look at some of…

Smart Speakers

Looking for advice on how to support your child in using a smart speaker safely and responsibly? Read our guide and…

Laptops

Looking for advice on how to support your child in using a laptop safely and responsibly? Read our guide and FAQs.

18 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day Top Tips and Advice Pages looking at reliability online

The UK Safer Internet Centre has launched top tips and advice pages tailor made to cover the issue of online reliability and…

17 December 2020 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Release Two Year Public Report

The UKSIC has compiled a report that outlines the highlights over the past two years including the impact of Safer Internet…

15 December 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

Eyes of the world very much on Europe' as IWF welcomes progress on child safety measures in Brussels

“We cannot allow Europe to be a safe haven for these criminals who would exploit the worst abuse of vulnerable,…

15 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Childnet’s five festive tips for giving technology gifts this Christmas

To help your festive preparations, we have come up with five festive tips for parents and carers when giving technology…

15 December 2020 Andy Robinson

The UK Safer Internet Centre has welcomed the Government’s commitment to tackling online harms and making the UK the safest place in the world to go online.

Today (December 15) the Government has published its full response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.

14 December 2020 Andy Robinson

SWGfL and Internet Matters Launch Inclusive Digital Safety Hub

Our partners SWGfL have launched the new Inclusive Digital Safety Hub with Internet Matters earlier this year. This new resource…

3 December 2020 Andy Robinson

Government looks to tackle internet grooming amid fears of a ‘perfect storm’ for online abuse

Minister praises work to find and remove images and videos of child sexual abuse from the internet, and says new…