Earlier today, Ask.fm announced a series of measures they are proposing to make to improve user safety on their website. Find more here . Here is our response to this announcement: "We are delighted by the changes proposed by Ask.FM today. Introducing additional moderation and safety staff, and making the reporting function more accessible will go a long way to reducing cyber-bullying on the site...

The UK Safer Internet Centre welcomes the open letter posted by Ask.FM. Our thoughts and sympathies at this time are with Hannah Smith’s family and we will be supporting Leicestershire Police and other investigating agencies if needed. We have been working with Ask.FM over recent months to resolve complex cases to our helpline , and to gain a better understanding of how their reporting procedures...

This morning (22 July) the Prime Minister made a statement on government efforts to protect children online. We welcome the Prime Minister making the clear distinction between the fight against online child sexual abuse content and efforts to prevent legal material being viewed by those who are underage. It is critical that these debates are kept separate. (See more on the PM's statement relating...

This Safer Internet Day over 300 organisations got involved in Safer Internet Day and helped to promote the slogan Connect with Respect. Results from an evaluation survey commissioned by the BBC demonstrate just how successful Safer Internet Day 2013 was. The survey found that 1 in 10 heard about Safer Internet Day 2013 - including 13% of children aged 8-12 years, 14% of teenagers aged 13-18...

The UK Safer Internet Centre recently completed phase 1 of a UK-wide tour delivering free e-safety briefings to educators and professionals working with children and young people. We visited England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and delivered 61 sessions to over 2,000 people. Here is the blog , that our director David Wright, recently wrote for the Family Online Safety Institute, FOSI -...

Ofcom has published a report into how citizens and consumers use the internet and interact with online services. The report, Being online: an investigation of online users’ habits and attitudes , was commissioned to inform Ofcom’s duties in relation to consumers’ and citizens’ communications interests, and its regulatory duty to promote media literacy. The study finds that people’s attitudes...

The Internet Watch Foundation have today released a statement on access to criminal images online. This statement can be read at http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/355-statement-on-access-to-criminal-images

The European Award for ‘Best Content for Kids’ has been launched today, on Europe Day by the Insafe network. This exciting award aims at encouraging both children and adults to create new and highlight already existing child-friendly, quality online content. It is organised by the Insafe network within the framework of the European Commission's Safer Internet Programme. European Commission Vice...

Safer Internet Day 2013 has made the shortlist for the prestigious Nominet Internet Awards 2013 in the category making the internet a safer place. Competing in the most popular Nominet Internet Awards ever, the UK Safer Internet Centre is delighted that Safer Internet Day 2013 has been shortlisted for the Nominet Internet Awards, celebrating the wide reach that SID 2013 achieved and the fantastic...