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Parents and carers
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.
PlayStation 5 – Parental Controls and Security Settings
This blog looks at some of the features that are available for PlayStation 5 including parental controls and certain restrictions…
Celebrate World Book Day with our recommended reads for young people!
It’s World Book Day 2021 and Childnet have some fantastic, recommended reading for primary-aged children.
UKSIC Reviews Filtering and Monitoring Definitions
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has reviewed its ‘appropriate’ filtering and monitoring definitions and is publishing these as a draft for…
New IWF campaign kicks off to boost internet safety in Uganda and Zambia
A major new campaign kicks off which will see the IWF, along with Facebook and telecommunications giant MTN, boost awareness of its…
What is Omegle? Key things parents and carers need to know
Recently we have noticed a lot of conversations about the website ‘Omegle’, and we know parents and carers may have also heard…
Snapchat’s New Safety Resources Launch in The UK
In the run up to Safer Internet Day, Snapchat launched new resources looking at safety within the app. Find out about…
IWF launches a new reporting portal in Morocco
A new reporting portal will play a “crucial” role in making Morocco a safer place to go online at a…
Safer Internet Day 2021 – Everything you need to get involved
Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day and we are so excited about the huge range of activities that will be taking place up…