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15 March 2022 UK SIC

ProjectEVOLVE Wins Education Category at the Digital Leaders Impact Awards

ProjectEVOLVE, the digital literacy toolkit from our partners at SWGfL, was announced as the winner of the Education category at…

10 March 2022 UK SIC

VPNs – What you need to know

There are so many options available for VPNs - here are some of the features that you need to be…

8 March 2022 UK SIC

International Women’s Day –  Looking at girls’ experience of online gaming

March 8th marks the annual celebration of International Women’s Day. The day celebrates women’s achievement, raises awareness against bias, and…

3 March 2022 Andy Robinson

Online Safety Live – March Events

We run free Online Safety Events throughout the year called Online Safety Lives that are free and available to any…

1 March 2022 Becca Cawthorne

Supporting your child if they see upsetting content online about what is happening in Ukraine

Young people on social media may be seeing a range of posts; some factual, some memes, some scaremongering, and may…

28 February 2022 UK SIC

A day in the life of the IWF’s child abuse image taskforce

The Internet Watch Foundation write about the day in the life of the taskforce who work to remove child sexual…

24 February 2022 UK SIC

Instagram – New Features Addressing Harmful Online Content and Screen Time

Instagram recently announced two new features that work towards addressing screen time and harmful content online. This includes the ‘Take…

24 February 2022 UK SIC

Lights, camera, action… the Childnet Film Competition 2022 is officially launched!

The 13th Childnet Film Competition is officially launched – and is once again open to all schools and youth groups…

23 February 2022 UK SIC

How to help your LGBTQ+ child stay safe on TikTok

To commemorate LGBTQ+ History Month, here is our walkthrough for parents and carers about how they can help their child…

17 February 2022 Andy Robinson

Ways to keep celebrating Safer Internet Day

There’s still plenty you can get involved with to continue celebrating staying safe online for Safer Internet Day. Find out…

16 February 2022 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2022 – bigger than ever as millions take part in global celebrations

Over the last year, we have seen young people spending more time online than ever before, so this year’s Safer…

7 February 2022 UK SIC

The ultimate Safer Internet Day checklist

Your ultimate guide to #PlayYourPart in #SaferInternetDay 2022.