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18 April 2019 Helen Cole

SELMA – Exploring the consequences of online hate speech

SELMA is a project co-funded by the European Commission which aims to tackle the problem of online hate speech by…

15 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Young people give their experiences of online consent.

Safer Internet Day 2019 centred around the theme of consent online, so we asked the Youth Advisory Board for their experiences of…

15 April 2019 Helen Cole

Young people tell us parental confidence in online safeguards might be misguided

With a focus on families, our latest report explores the use of technology in the home and compares the perspectives…

11 April 2019 Helen Cole

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…

9 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

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…

8 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Impact of Safer Internet Day 2019

Safer Internet Day 2019 reached more children and young people than ever before.

8 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

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,…

5 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

‘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…

3 April 2019 Becca Cawthorne

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.

21 March 2019 Becca Cawthorne

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…

19 March 2019 Becca Cawthorne

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…

14 March 2019 Helen Cole

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…