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16 July 2019 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF’s #SoSockingSimple wins ISPA best PR campaign

A ground-breaking campaign which encourages young men to report sexual images and videos of under 18s they stumble across online…

12 July 2019 Angela Munoz Aroca

Celebrating the people that make IWF great

The Internet Watch Foundation, a partner in the UK safer Internet Centre, will, over the course of this summer, publish a…

10 July 2019 Becca Cawthorne

UKSIC response to the Online Harms White Paper

Earlier this year the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office published the Online Harms…

8 July 2019 Becca Cawthorne

A parent and carer's Guide to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Three years after Pokémon Go was released in the UK, the game’s creators have released a new game set in the magical…

2 July 2019 Becca Cawthorne

The 2019 Childnet Film Competition is today!

Today is the Childnet Film Competition finalists’ event! This is where we will be celebrating the amazing work of the competition finalists…

28 June 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Can empathy be taught?

SWGfL, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, are part of the European SELMA project: hacking hate online. In this article the…

21 June 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Meet the 2019 Childnet Film Competition Finalists!

After reviewing entries from each country in the UK, we are delighted to announce the six finalists for the 10th annual Childnet Film…

6 June 2019 Angela Munoz Aroca

Internet charity work recognised as ‘exceptional’ with prestigious award

The Internet Watch Foundation, a partner in the UK safer Internet Centre, honoured for its child protection in cyberspace

6 June 2019 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF’s participation at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

The IWF has spent two weeks at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). It was set up because of serious concerns that…

31 May 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Cyberbullying advice for parents and carers

In this blog we look at the things that parents and carers can do to support a young person who…

31 May 2019 Becca Cawthorne

What is cyberbullying and what can I do about it?

In this blog we give some useful advice about the things you can do if someone is bullying you (or…

24 May 2019 Helen Cole

Should young people be left to their own devices at school?

Should young people be allowed to bring their own devices into school? Some schools ban; some schools allow; and some…