Two boys sat next to each other on a step using mobile phones

Online friendships and World Friendship Day 2019

Tue 30 July 2019

World Friendship Day is a day to celebrate and reflect on our meaningful relationships, but what do good online friendships look like?
world friendship day

Looking at Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes: new research highlights

Fri 26 July 2019

The UKCCIS Evidence Group has published its latest Research Highlight, the 143rd and 144th in the series.
Balancing screen time

Balancing screen time over the holidays – advice for parents and carers

Wed 24 July 2019

SWGfL, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, has put together some tips for parents and carers to help families balance screen time and summer fun.
parents and carers, screen time, summer holidays

Help keep your children happy and safe online this summer holiday

Tue 23 July 2019

Children and young people across the UK are getting ready to have more free time to spend with friends and family as the summer holidays get into full swing. Childnet, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, looks at ways to engage your child and keep them happy and safe online.
summer holidays, parents and carers
Family Summer Challenge

The UK Safer Internet Centre Family Summer Challenge

Thu 18 July 2019

The UK Safer Internet Centre has summer activity suggestions for your family (for all ages) along 6 themes – one for each week of the holidays! Put together by SWGfL a partner in the Centre, they are designed to help your family have fun this summer.
family, parents and carers, parents, summer, summer challenge

Celebrating the people that make IWF great – Lillian: I still see some of the same images I did 10 years ago

Wed 17 July 2019

“Why on earth would you want to do that for a living?!” That was what Lillian’s brother said to her when she was hired by the IWF, a partner in the UKSIC, as an analyst 10 years ago. Guidance: This blog contains content of a sensitive nature and addresses the issue of the sexual abuse of children.

IWF’s #SoSockingSimple wins ISPA best PR campaign

Tue 16 July 2019

A ground-breaking campaign which encourages young men to report sexual images and videos of under 18s they stumble across online scooped the Best ISPA PR Campaign award.

Celebrating the people that make IWF great

Fri 12 July 2019

The Internet Watch Foundation, a partner in the UK safer Internet Centre, will, over the course of this summer, publish a series of articles featuring the stories of its incredibly resilient members of staff, who tirelessly work to make the internet safer.

UKSIC response to the Online Harms White Paper

Wed 10 July 2019

Earlier this year the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office published the Online Harms White Paper, outlining government proposals to make the internet a safer place.

A parent and carer's Guide to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Mon 08 July 2019

Three years after Pokémon Go was released in the UK, the game’s creators have released a new game set in the magical world of Harry Potter.