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19 August 2021 UK SIC

Supporting young people with digital wellbeing this summer

This blog gives parents and carers practical tips and advice for supporting young people to stay happy and safe online…

4 August 2021 UK SIC

Help – someone else has posted a photo of my child on social media

This blog from UKSIC partner Childnet looks at ways you can start a conversation with those who have posted a picture…

3 August 2021 UK SIC

Instagram Makes New Under 16 Profiles Private by Default

Instagram have introduced changes to how young people’s social media accounts can be managed. These features have been introduced to…

27 July 2021 UK SIC

Monitoring Apps – A Guide for Parents

In this blog we look at what monitoring apps can offer to families, along with some considerations around using apps…

23 July 2021 UK SIC

Law Commission Publishes Recommendations to Tackle Online Abuse

The law commission has published new recommendations to address harm online through protecting victims of online abuse as well as…

22 July 2021 UK SIC

Safer Internet Day 2021 shortlisted for two prestigious awards

The most successful Safer Internet Day ever has received further recognition from The Charity Times Awards and The Independent Agency…

21 July 2021 UK SIC

That’s a wrap for a fantastic Childnet Film Competition 2021!

We are celebrating the creativity, filmmaking skills, and online safety knowledge of scores of entries across the Primary, Secondary and Storyboard categories…

19 July 2021 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Responds to the New Online Media Literacy Strategy, Launched to Combat Misinformation Online

Last week (14th July 2021) Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister for Digital and Culture, launched a new Online Media Literacy Strategy…

16 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

ProjectEVOLVE – Knowledge Map Feature has Launched

UKSIC partners SWGfL are pleased to announce that the long anticipated Knowledge Map feature for ProjectEVOLVE has now officially launched for school years 1, 3,…

14 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Reporting Racism Online

Following the Euro 2020 Final on Sunday 11th July, the internet saw a huge range of support and celebration for…

9 July 2021 Andy Robinson

Report Harmful Content – Why Is This Service So Important?

We spoke with Kathryn Tremlett, Manager of Report Harmful Content (RHC), to discuss the importance of RHC and the impact…

6 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Five tips for talking about online safety with young children

Whatever their stage of development, it is important that any child using the internet understands what to do and who…