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Young people across Europe come together to end peer-based sexual harassment online
Today Childnet is hosting a Europe-wide event to launch its brand new educational resources that help young people tackle online sexual…
Safer Internet Day 2019 reaches more children and young people than ever before!
With over 2,100 organisations across the UK coming together and planning activities to celebrate the day and thousands supporting the #SaferInternetDay social media campaign, this year Safer Internet Day…
Impact of Safer Internet Day 2019
Safer Internet Day 2019 reached more children and young people than ever before.
Government unveil Online Harms White Paper
Today the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office published the Online Harms White Paper,…
‘Film is a powerful way of educating others and yourself’ Why you should enter the Childnet Film Competition 2019
Want to know what it’s like to enter (and win) the Childnet Film Competition? We spoke to Jude, who won the…
Advice for schools on responding to online challenges
We have written this advice for professionals on how to respond to any other craze or hoax they may come across.
Harness the power of youth voice in online education.
Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet and UKSIC director, looks at the ways in which educators can harness the power of young people…
From Stories to posts: How to spot advertising on Instagram
From bloggers and ‘Instagram stars’ to celebrities, we share our top tips for being a critical thinker when it comes…
New Swiggle protects children as they take their first net steps
After 18 months of development, the Online Safety experts at SWGfL are proud to announce the launch of the new child friendly search…
Children’s charity call on all to ‘Step Up, Speak Up’ to end sexual harassment online
New educational resources, ‘Step Up, Speak Up!’, have been published today by children’s charity Childnet as part of a Europe-wide project to…
Fighting popular misconceptions about criminal content online
We went out on the streets of major cities in the UK to ask young people several questions related to…
Why is online sexual harassment an issue for women and girls?
Project deSHAME Lead, Maithreyi Rajeshkumar, writes on the experiences of girls when facing online sexual harassment this International Women’s Day.