UK Safer Internet Centre Blog

Advice for parents and carers, looking at the type of information you might put online about your child, how this…

We’ve all seen a lot of emails recently seeking our ‘consent’, here UKSIC Director David Wright looks at what it…

Childnet, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, explore what happens if you unfollow someone on Instagram; and what you can…

In this blog The Professionals Online Safety Helpline look at what to do about fake accounts on social media.

UK Safer Internet Centre Director Will Gardner looks at the IWF’s latest livestreaming research and gives advice to parents and carers. 

In this blog we explore the safety feature ‘Restricted Mode’ on YouTube; looking at how it works and some things…

In this blog from Childnet, a Partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, Education Officer Phoebe looks at the ways you can start a…

Google have announced that it will add more parental controls to its YouTube Kids app. 

This blog looks at what age restrictions are in place across the most popular social media services, why they exist…

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline provides free support to members of the children’s workforce in the UK with an online safety concern.…

We are delighted to announce that the UK Safer Internet Centre has been shortlisted for an ISPA award under the category Best…

To mark today’s launch of the Department for Education’s GDPR Toolkit for Schools, SWGfL ,a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, and GDPR in Schools, who both…