Audience

Parents and carers

29 March 2024 UK SIC

New feedback feature for UK Safer Internet Centre website

This new feature is there for users to rate our guidance and articles to see how much value the information…

29 March 2024 UK SIC

Reports to Report Harmful Content rise by 31% in 2023

Report Harmful Content has published its latest data from 2023, giving new insights into how the service supported people across…

27 March 2024 UK SIC

Impersonation and Scamming Alerts Introduced on Instagram

Instagram has rolled out a new feature aimed at enhancing user awareness regarding potential suspicious activities and impersonation attempts.

26 March 2024 UK SIC

Join the Childnet Youth Advisory board to make a difference online

Want to know more about the Youth Advisory Board and what you have to do to get involved - just…

22 March 2024 UK SIC

Children are using AI to create nudes, warns new report from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A report from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) warns that children are using AI apps designed to…

22 March 2024 UK SIC

Sextortion report of boys increase as IWF announces record amount of cases

The Internet Watch Foundation has reported a heartbreaking eightfold increase in the number of sextortion cases.

15 March 2024 UK SIC

How offenders abuse privacy apps – latest podcast episode from the IWF

Predators are using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps to contact children and distribute criminal material, warns new research.

8 March 2024 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Sees Concerning Rise in Animal Abuse Content

Our service Report Harmful Content has seen a significant rise in animal abuse reports across social media channels.

29 February 2024 UK SIC

IWF Hotline removes record amount of child sexual abuse depicting under 10s

Younger children are increasingly being groomed and coerced by predators into performing sexually online, warns the global hotline IWF.

14 February 2024 UK SIC

New Instagram Privacy and Safety Checklist

The Instagram Privacy and Safety Checklist offers easy and straightforward guidance to help protect your profile.

12 February 2024 UK SIC

How the UK Safer Internet Centre Celebrated Safer Internet Day in Liverpool!

The UK Safer Internet Centre team were in Liverpool to celebrate Safer Internet Day. Find out what happened in this…

6 February 2024 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Join Liverpool FC for Safer Internet Day

The UK Safer Internet Centre are joining Liverpool FC to celebrate Safer Internet Day at Anfield Stadium once again this…