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Parents and carers
Ofcom Data Reveals 1 in 3 Children Aged 5 -7 Use Social Media Unsupervised
The latest research from Ofcom has revealed the current online landscape of children and young people using technology.
National Crime Agency Issues Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion Alert to UK Schools
The National Crime Agency has issued an alert to educational establishments across the UK about the rise in financially motivated…
Meta Announces Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse
Meta has announced new tools being tested to protect young people and adults from intimate image abuse.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.