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27 March 2024 UK SIC

Impersonation and Scamming Alerts Introduced on Instagram

Instagram has rolled out a new feature aimed at enhancing user awareness regarding potential suspicious activities and impersonation attempts.

26 March 2024 UK SIC

Professionals Online Safety Helpline Publishes Online Reputation Guidance

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has released new guidance to support schools with online reputation concerns.

26 March 2024 UK SIC

Join the Childnet Youth Advisory board to make a difference online

Want to know more about the Youth Advisory Board and what you have to do to get involved - just…

22 March 2024 UK SIC

Children are using AI to create nudes, warns new report from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A report from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) warns that children are using AI apps designed to…

22 March 2024 UK SIC

Sextortion report of boys increase as IWF announces record amount of cases

The Internet Watch Foundation has reported a heartbreaking eightfold increase in the number of sextortion cases.

19 March 2024 UK SIC

SWGfL Launches ProjectEVOLVE EDU – Online Training for Educators

ProjectEVOLVE EDU is a new professional development platform focusing on digital literacy and online safety for educators.

19 March 2024 UK SIC

StopNCII.org Nominated for Award

StopNCII.org has been nominated for a prestigious WSIS prize for 2024 in the Action Line C9 Media category

15 March 2024 UK SIC

How offenders abuse privacy apps – latest podcast episode from the IWF

Predators are using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps to contact children and distribute criminal material, warns new research.

15 March 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Meet the Childnet Film Competition Judges for 2024

We are delighted to introduce you to the judges of the 2024 Childnet Film Competition

14 March 2024 UK SIC

StopNCII Announces PhotoDNA Integration and Niantic as New Industry Partner

StopNCII.org announced some exciting new developments as part of an event SWGfL and NCMEC (National Centre for Missing and Exploited…

11 March 2024 UK SIC

2024 Appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions published for public consultation

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has published a draft of its 'appropriate' filtering and monitoring definitions for 2024 for…

8 March 2024 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Sees Concerning Rise in Animal Abuse Content

Our service Report Harmful Content has seen a significant rise in animal abuse reports across social media channels.