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18 November 2024 UK SIC

StopNCII.org Wins UK IT Industry Award for Charity Project of the Year

This recognition celebrates StopNCII.org’s exceptional work in combating non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse.

8 November 2024 UK SIC

The Online Safety Act: A Positive Step with Room for Improvement

The UKSIC continues to welcome the Act’s potential however, we continue to see areas where the legislation could do more…

6 November 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Official, free resources for Safer Internet Day 2025 are now live

With just three months to go until Safer Internet Day on 11th February  2025 – the official resources of the…

1 November 2024 Beverley Thornton

UK Safer Internet Centre Publishes Sextortion Report

The UK Safer Internet Centre has published a new report examining sextortion cases on SWGfL's Revenge Porn Helpline from August…

31 October 2024 UK SIC

More people exposed to AI child sexual abuse images and videos on the clear web – warns the Internet Watch Foundation

In the past six months, the Internet Watch Foundation has seen a 6% increase in the number of reports confirmed…

30 October 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Trick or treat? Taking a closer look at online prank videos

Pulling a prank is a tale as old as time and, with a phone in hand, prank videos are easy…

29 October 2024 UK SIC

Join the UK Safer Internet Centre for Stakeholder Events in Wales and Scotland!

Stakeholders in Wales and Scotland are invited to join the UK Safer Internet Centre for two pivotal stakeholder events, as…

28 October 2024 UK SIC

Department for Education releases Updated Filtering and Monitoring Standards

The Department for Education (DfE) has updated its standards for how schools and colleges filter and monitor online content.

16 October 2024 Beverley Thornton

UK Safer Internet Centre and Revenge Porn Helpline Attend Parliament Event on NCII Abuse

The UK Safer Internet Centre, SWGfL’s Revenge Porn Helpline, and PA Consulting hosted an event at Parliament to address non-consensual…

8 October 2024 UK SIC

What is Encrypted Client Hello? – Understanding the Impact on School Filtering Systems

Find out about Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), the latest encryption standard aimed at improving user privacy.

27 September 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at the ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax

An Instagram story has been shared by more than 600,000 people online. The post in question shows a picture that…

25 September 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Announcing the theme for Safer Internet Day 2025!

Make sure you save the date, Safer Internet Day 2025 is happening on Tuesday 11th February 2025!