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30 September 2020 Andy Robinson

New data: thousands of schools need more help to tackle online safety effectively

Experts say new data indicates schools need more support to address online safety issues at a time where young people…

28 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Hundreds of individual victims in videos of “self-generated” child sexual abuse in one week

In one week alone, analysts saw almost 700 individual girls being exploited and coerced into filming their own abuse. This…

23 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Delete or Deactivate – What to do with your old accounts (updated for 2020)

This blog gives site specific guidance about how to deactivate or delete your accounts, and what these options mean.

23 September 2020 Andy Robinson

SWGfL Release new Netflix Parental Control Checklist

Our partners at SWGfL have added a brand new checklist to their resources. This time they’ve worked with Netflix to…

18 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Call for a New Taskforce at the IWF

The IWF is looking for six Image Classification Assessors and a Quality Assurance Officer to help them protect children in…

17 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Revenge porn pandemic: Rise in reports shows no sign of slowing even as lockdown eases

Experts warn an increased level of reports to the UK’s Revenge Porn Helpline could be here to stay.Read all about…

16 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

UK theme for Safer Internet Day 2021 announced

Safer Internet Day is on 9th February 2021 and will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring…

11 September 2020 UK SIC

New Laws Proposed by Law Commission to Protect Victims of Online Abuse

Today, the law commission has proposed new laws to protect victims from harmful online behaviour. This article looks at what…

10 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Nominet partner with Childnet & SWGfL for Children’s Online Safety Programme

Nominet have launched the new Children’s Online Safety Programme along with Childnet and SWGfL

9 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Report Harmful Content announce 9 new partnerships contributing to safer online dating and gaming.

RHC will be expanding to deal with harmful content located on dating sites and other platforms as part of their…

3 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Online Safety Live – What has been the impact?

Online Safety Lives are regarded as the UK’s largest online safety professional development programme for the children’s workforce to protect all…

1 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Helping young people get back to school ready with BBC Own It

The Team at BBC Own It have created a range of content to help young people return to learning.In this…