Audience
Teachers and school staff
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…
The Revenge Porn Helpline Reveals 106% Increase in Reports
The Revenge Porn Helpline has released new data about how the service was used in 2023.
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.
Professionals Online Safety Helpline Publishes Online Reputation Guidance
The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has released new guidance to support schools with online reputation concerns.
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.
SWGfL Launches ProjectEVOLVE EDU – Online Training for Educators
ProjectEVOLVE EDU is a new professional development platform focusing on digital literacy and online safety for educators.
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.
2024 Appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions published for public consultation
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has published a draft of its 'appropriate' filtering and monitoring definitions for 2024 for…