Audience

Parents and carers

18 May 2020 Becca Cawthorne

New features on Instagram – including challenges and restricting comments

Instagram have launched new features in their Latest update on the app. These features include ways for users to have…

22 April 2020 Becca Cawthorne

New videos to use at home with 6-9 year olds looking at online safety

We are pleased to introduce our newest, free, video resources which families can use together over the coming weeks.

17 April 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF launches a ground-breaking podcast series – Pixels from a Crime Scene

Speaking in the first episode, Chief Constable Simon Bailey QPM, The National Police Chief’s Council lead on child protection, has…

9 April 2020 Becca Cawthorne

New parental controls launched on Netflix

Netflix have launched an update to their parental controls. This blog looks at these new controls, and how parents and…

2 April 2020 Becca Cawthorne

A parents guide to Call of Duty: Warzone

In this blog we are giving guidance to parents about Warzone, looking at what the game is and highlighting some of…

30 March 2020 Becca Cawthorne

What is…Houseparty? A guide for parents and carers

Houseparty is an app that many young people are using to stay in touch with their peers and play games…

27 March 2020 Andy Robinson

IWF Warning During Coronavirus Outbreak

The Internet Watch Foundation warns that, with schools being forced to shut, there is an increased risk of children being…

25 March 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Keeping children happy and safe online during COVID-19

As UK schools close, or run at a limited capacity as a result of COVID-19, we know that parents and carers are having to…

5 March 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Find out more about Digiduck for World Book Day 2020

For World Book Day 2020, we asked author and creator Lindsay Buck about the books.

2 March 2020 Andy Robinson

SWGfL unveils new Roblox and TikTok checklists

This Safer Internet Day we launched our two most recent checklists for the popular online gaming platform Roblox, and the mobile video…

28 February 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF launches #Every5Minutes: a campaign against child sexual abuse images online

The Internet Watch Foundation (​IWF), a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, launches #Every5Minutes, a campaign developed around the…

25 February 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Supporting young people with SEND online – New hot topic

A new hot topic, from UK Safer Internet Centre partner Childnet, is designed for parents and carers of young people with Special Educational Needs…