Target group

Young people

19 August 2021 UK SIC

Supporting young people with digital wellbeing this summer

This blog gives parents and carers practical tips and advice for supporting young people to stay happy and safe online…

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…

21 July 2021 UK SIC

That’s a wrap for a fantastic Childnet Film Competition 2021!

We are celebrating the creativity, filmmaking skills, and online safety knowledge of scores of entries across the Primary, Secondary and Storyboard categories…

28 June 2021 Andy Robinson

Celebrating Online this Pride Month

With activities going online to commemorate Pride month, Childnet is celebrating ways the internet can be used to celebrate and find…

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…

22 June 2021 Angela Munoz Aroca

New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online

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…

2 June 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Help – my child wants to play games that are too old for them

In this blog we will take a closer look at the ratings in games, give you practical ways to respond…

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…

26 May 2021 Andy Robinson

UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice Annual Report 2021 Released

The annual UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice report looking at trends around online safety over the last year…

18 May 2021 UK SIC

Two weeks remaining to submit your Film Competition films and storyboards

Schools and youth groups across the UK have been busy getting creative and having fun with their films and storyboards…