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23 June 2021 Andy Robinson

225% Increase in ‘Hate Speech’ Reported to Report Harmful Content – Annual Report 2021

Today (23/6/2021) Report Harmful Content (RHC) launched their annual report for 2021 ‘Through These Walls’, which analyses data between January 2020…

18 June 2021 UK SIC

Looking at the Impact and Effects of Social Media Fame

In this blog we’ll look at the impact social media fame can bring to individuals across all ages and consider…

1 June 2021 UK SIC

Instagram Allows Users to ‘Hide’ Likes

Instagram has launched a new feature that will give users the option to ‘hide’ likes on other people’s posts as…

6 April 2021 UK SIC

Twitch – a guide for parents and carers

In this blog our partners at Childnet look at what Twitch is and explore some key things for parents and carers to…

19 March 2021 Andy Robinson

TikTok Incorporates New Comment Features

TikTok has included two new features to help creators filter out comments as well as encouraging users to reconsider posting…

18 March 2021 UK SIC

Young people’s views on reporting online harms

Research shows that young people are more likely to block someone behaving inappropriately than report them.

19 February 2021 Andy Robinson

Snapchat’s New Safety Resources Launch in The UK

In the run up to Safer Internet Day, Snapchat launched new resources looking at safety within the app. Find out about…

15 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Childnet’s five festive tips for giving technology gifts this Christmas

To help your festive preparations, we have come up with five festive tips for parents and carers when giving technology…

14 December 2020 Andy Robinson

SWGfL and Internet Matters Launch Inclusive Digital Safety Hub

Our partners SWGfL have launched the new Inclusive Digital Safety Hub with Internet Matters earlier this year. This new resource…

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…

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…