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3 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

UK now hosts less than 0.1% of child sexual abuse material

Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), discusses the IWF’s latest data on the identification, distribution and removal of…

31 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Be kind online this National Kindness Day!

Today, the Diana Award are calling on young people, schools and wider to get involved in Kindness Day 2017!

29 March 2017 UK SIC

Get involved in Kindness Day 2017

On Friday 31st March, the Diana Award are calling on young people, schools and wider to get involved in Kindness Day 2017!

29 March 2017 Andy Robinson

Is Virtual Reality the next big mainstream technology

To address the shortfalls with 3D’s, Virtual Reality is being billed as the next big thing being, but what are the issues…

23 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Young people continue to shape the PSHE Toolkit

We are excited to announce that we are now in the initial phase of extending the Crossing the Line PSHE Toolkit!

22 March 2017 Andy Robinson

Growing up with the internet: New report from the Select Committee on Communications

The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications published its Growing up on the internet report, which gives its recommendations…

15 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

WhatsApp reinvent their Status feature

​The messaging service WhatsApp has recently launched a new update that sees a move towards photo and video sharing as a main…

14 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Latest research trends – from critical thinking to image sharing

The UKCCIS evidence group publish three new research highlights tracking the latest trends in how UK youth use technology. 

13 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

What is LEGO Life?

Tom, an Education Officer at Childnet International,  looks at the LEGO Life app to see what it offers and how children can use it…

10 March 2017 UK SIC

FOI report reveals growing trend in Child Sexual Abuse imagery

David Wright, a director in the UK Safer Internet Centre, writes on the growing trend in Child Sexual Abuse imagery. 

8 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at girl’s digital lives this International Women’s Day

Wednesday 3rd March 2017 marks International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements…

6 March 2017 Andy Robinson

Bursting the Bubble: Why Online Safety Education needs to evolve

How do we know that online safety education programmes are making a difference? In this blog Ken Corish outlines the case…