Audience

Teachers and professionals

2 September 2024 UK SIC

Sextortion cases are on the rise as criminals target younger children, warns the Internet Watch Foundation

Children as young as 11, as well as more girls, are now being targeted in an increasing number of sexual…

29 August 2024 Beverley Thornton

Online Safety Training Available for the Autumn Term

The UK Safer Internet Centre and SWGfL have a series of new Online Safety Clinics and Online Safety Live events…

28 May 2024 UK SIC

2024 Appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions published

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has published its ‘appropriate’ filtering and monitoring definitions for 2024

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…

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.

1 February 2024 UK SIC

Safer Internet Day: Advice from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline is encouraging professionals to start discussions with children and young people about what they like…

9 January 2024 UK SIC

Updated Facebook Privacy and Safety Checklist for 2024

The Facebook Checklist is an updated and comprehensive guide designed to address common privcacy and safety inquiries for users.

22 September 2023 UK SIC

Report shows one third of schools in England lack effective staff training 

The latest report from SWGfL stems from the latest insights taken from the online safety self-assessment tool 360Safe. Here we…

15 September 2023 UK SIC

New resources available from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has introduced new resources to aid educators and professionals working with young people.

22 August 2023 UK SIC

Continue to Tackle Online Abuse in Sport with Report Harmful Content

Report Harmful Content is continuing to explore how we can all tackle online abuse in sport.

7 July 2023 UK SIC

New amendments to intimate image abuse laws announced

Significant amendments were announced regarding intimate image abuse laws. Find out what amendments have been made in our latest article.