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Social media

3 August 2021 UK SIC

Instagram Makes New Under 16 Profiles Private by Default

Instagram have introduced changes to how young people’s social media accounts can be managed. These features have been introduced to…

27 July 2021 UK SIC

Monitoring Apps – A Guide for Parents

In this blog we look at what monitoring apps can offer to families, along with some considerations around using apps…

14 July 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Reporting Racism Online

Following the Euro 2020 Final on Sunday 11th July, the internet saw a huge range of support and celebration for…

9 July 2021 Andy Robinson

Report Harmful Content – Why Is This Service So Important?

We spoke with Kathryn Tremlett, Manager of Report Harmful Content (RHC), to discuss the importance of RHC and the impact…

2 July 2021 UK SIC

Government Launches New Online Safety Guidance for Tech Companies

The government has produced new guidance around protecting users online in response to smaller tech firms feeling less confident in…

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…