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6 December 2024 UK SIC

The X Checklist – Privacy and Security Settings

The X Checklist is a practical guide designed to help individuals manage their X profiles and maintain a secure, positive…

28 November 2024 UK SIC

IWF’s new tech capability accounts for thousands of additional child victims in criminal content for the first time

The new feature has been added to Intelligrade, a tool used by the IWF to accurately, and in great detail,…

28 November 2024 UK SIC

StopNCII.org Marks Major Milestone in the Fight Against Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse

We are marking the third-year anniversary of StopNCII.org by revealing that it is now being used to protect over 1,000,000…

22 November 2024 Beverley Thornton

Instagram Announces New Ways to Reset Post Recommendations

Instagram is testing a new feature allowing users to reset content recommendations across Explore, Reels, and Feed. Instagram say that…

18 November 2024 UK SIC

StopNCII.org Wins UK IT Industry Award for Charity Project of the Year

This recognition celebrates StopNCII.org’s exceptional work in combating non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse.

8 November 2024 UK SIC

The Online Safety Act: A Positive Step with Room for Improvement

The UKSIC continues to welcome the Act’s potential however, we continue to see areas where the legislation could do more…

6 November 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Official, free resources for Safer Internet Day 2025 are now live

With just three months to go until Safer Internet Day on 11th February  2025 – the official resources of the…

1 November 2024 Beverley Thornton

UK Safer Internet Centre Publishes Sextortion Report

The UK Safer Internet Centre has published a new report examining sextortion cases on SWGfL's Revenge Porn Helpline from August…

31 October 2024 UK SIC

More people exposed to AI child sexual abuse images and videos on the clear web – warns the Internet Watch Foundation

In the past six months, the Internet Watch Foundation has seen a 6% increase in the number of reports confirmed…

30 October 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Trick or treat? Taking a closer look at online prank videos

Pulling a prank is a tale as old as time and, with a phone in hand, prank videos are easy…