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