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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…
A parents and carers guide to Black Friday and giving tech gifts this Christmas
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…