225% Increase in ‘Hate Speech’ Reported to Report Harmful Content - Annual Report 2021

Wed 23 June 2021

Today (23/6/2021) Report Harmful Content (RHC) launched their annual report for 2021 ‘Through These Walls’, which analyses data between January 2020 and December 2020.
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New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

Tue 22 June 2021

Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online

Looking at the Impact and Effects of Social Media Fame

Fri 18 June 2021

In this blog we’ll look at the impact social media fame can bring to individuals across all ages and consider what factors users should be aware of when wanting to find fame online.
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Looking at the impact of Safer Internet Day 2021 four months on

Tue 15 June 2021

Will Gardner OBE, CEO of Childnet and Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, looks at the impact Safer Internet Day had four months after the Day, and looks forward to Safer Internet Day 2022.

Ofsted Review – Sexual Harassment and Safeguarding Concerns in Schools

Thu 10 June 2021

Ofsted has published a review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in light of the recent Everyone’s Invited campaign which encouraged children to report their own experiences with sexual harassment. In response, the Government ordered an urgent review of sexual abuse in schools. Find out in this blog what was reported.

Looking at Safer Internet Day 2021– Four Months On

Thu 03 June 2021

Several months on from Safer Internet Day, David Wright (UKSIC Director at SWGfL) takes a look back at the record breaking day.

Help – my child wants to play games that are too old for them

Wed 02 June 2021

In this blog we will take a closer look at the ratings in games, give you practical ways to respond to your child and signpost places to find alternative games that are more appropriate.

Instagram Allows Users to ‘Hide’ Likes

Tue 01 June 2021

Instagram has launched a new feature that will give users the option to ‘hide’ likes on other people’s posts as well as their own. This has been launched to try and address some of the wellbeing concerns around social media, and aims to give users more freedom around how they manage their profiles.
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UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice Annual Report 2021 Released

Wed 26 May 2021

The annual UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice report looking at trends around online safety over the last year has been released. Read the key findings and download the report here.
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A reporting solution for all

Mon 24 May 2021

Throughout 2020, IWF worked to launch Reporting Portals across the world in collaboration with partners ranging from government bodies, law enforcement units, to NGOs and the internet industry. With 14 portals launched since March 2020, the year was a record year for new portals.