Audience

Parents and carers

20 December 2022 Angela Munoz Aroca

Over one in 10 young people in the UK exposed to criminal child sexual abuse content online

The IWF has commissioned research to help guide their messaging about the reporting function.

5 December 2022 UK SIC

New Video Wall Launched for Safer Internet Day 2023

We are pleased to announce that the new Safer Internet Day video wall has launched! Find out how young people…

29 November 2022 Angela Munoz Aroca

People at higher risk of stumbling across child sexual abuse material online, warn expert analysts at the IWF

The IWF has discovered a disturbing new trend, where criminals are profiting from spamming links to criminal material on social…

21 November 2022 UK SIC

“Disturbing” new data should act as incentive for government to prevent any further delays to the Online Safety Bill

The UK Safer Internet Centre believes “disturbing” new data should act as an incentive for government to prevent any further…

14 November 2022 UK SIC

Instagram Rolls Out Age Verification For Users  

Instagram has introduced new age verification for users which uses AI technology trained to estimate a person’s age through facial…

1 November 2022 UK SIC

UKSIC frustrated by continued Online Safety Bill delays

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has expressed its frustration at continued delays to the Online Safety Bill. Read the…

28 October 2022 Angela Munoz Aroca

What it’s like to be on the frontline of the fight against online child sexual abuse?

Protecting children is at the heart of everything the IWF does. The team is looking to onboard two more analysts.…

20 October 2022 UK SIC

Hacking – A guide to responding and recovering from hacking attempts

For Cyber Security Month, follow these simple steps if you are concerned about hacking or want to know how you…

28 September 2022 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF launches ‘It can happen in any home’, the latest podcast episode of Pixels from a Crime Scene

The new podcast episode explores the growing threat of coerced ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material.

28 September 2022 UK SIC

Introducing the Yubo Social Media Checklist

SWGfL have released a brand new social media checklist for Yubo. This article describes the privacy and security features available…

Reporting

Get guidance around how to report illegal and harmful content online by taking a look at our online issue page

15 September 2022 UK SIC

SWGfL Launch New Online Safety Podcast Series

Take a look to find out more about the new online safety podcast series from SWGfL and what episodes are…