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Becca Cawthorne

22 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Introducing ‘Snap Maps’ – the new location sharing feature in Snapchat

Today Snapchat introduced a new feature, the ‘Snap Map’.This location based map allows users to see where in the country their Snapchat contacts are.

22 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Online safety and the Queen’s Speech

Digital Charter will ensure the UK is the safest place in the world to be online

20 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

2017 Childnet Film Competition finalists announced!

We are delighted to announce the six finalists of the Childnet Film Competition!

16 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Childnet Film Competition – What happens next?

Thank you to everyone who entered the 2017 Childnet Film Competition! The judges now have the very difficult task of deciding on this year’s…

15 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Roblox – a guide for parents

Our Education Officer Tom offers some top tips for parents to help young people stay safe on Roblox.

6 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Less than a week left to enter the Childnet Film Competition!

With less than one week to go until entries for the Childnet Film Competition close we look at what you need to do to submit…

1 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

IWF CEO nominated for top award

Susie Hargreaves OBE, Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) CEO, partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre, is nominated as Executive of…

26 May 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Fake News: 4 quick checks

Tips for young people about identifying fact from fiction

17 May 2017 Becca Cawthorne

WannaCry ransomware – the importance of data security

Andrew Williams, Online Safety Consultant and resident data protection expert offers a guide on ransomware and how SWGfL’s 360 Data can help protect…

16 May 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Latest Childnet Film Competition news

With less than a month to go until entries for the Childnet Film Competition close, we look at some of the fantastic prizes…

28 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Net Aware update from the NSPCC

The NSPCC have just launched a refreshed Net Aware site.

26 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

5 things teens want parents to know

What do parents and carers need to know about young people’s digital lives? The Childnet Digital Leaders shared their views.