Tag: Social Media
How do young people use online platforms positively?
Online platforms like social media have a stigma attached to it. For some, social media platforms are like the Wild West; unregulated, ruthless, frantic. However the latest report from Ofcom contradicts these thoughts by suggesting that young people are using online spaces positively.
11th April 2022
Why Do We Need the Online Safety Bill?
The online safety bill has now been introduced to Parliament. In this article we look back on how the bill came to be and what it is trying to work towards.
23rd March 2022
Online Safety Bill Introduced to Parliament
The Online Safety Bill has been introduced to parliament to put in place online safety laws. Discover what this means for protecting users online in our article.
17th March 2022
International Women’s Day - Why Many Women Are Still Not Safe Online
Just like the offline world, the online world is still, unfortunately, not safe for many women. For International Women's Day 2022, we look at what online harms are being faced and where support can be found
8th March 2022
Schools Responding to Concerns Surrounding Ukraine
Take a look at our considerations from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline around how schools can approach the current situation in Ukraine and respond to such concerns from students.
4th March 2022
Roblox Interview 2022
Laura Higgins from Roblox joins us once again for an in-depth interview looking at what Roblox has seen recently on the online gaming platform and what they are doing to promote online safety
4th February 2022
New Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service Launched
SWGfL and The Marie Collins Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new support service that is there to support professionals working with children and young people around tackling harmful sexual behaviour incidents on and offline. Find out more in this article.
10th January 2022
Updated TikTok Checklist Available to Download
We have brought out an updated TikTok checklist available to download. The checklist breaks down how users can perform certain actions to keep their profiles more in their control. Find out what is included.
15th December 2021
Joint Committee Reports on Draft Online Safety Bill
A joint committee of MPs joined to scrutinise the draft online safety bill and to make further recommendations for improvement before it goes to parliament and finalised in 2022. Today, the report on the draft bill has been published with the following recommendations.
14th December 2021
Exploring Media Literacy - What Was Discussed?
If you missed Exploring Media Literacy last week, don’t worry, we’ve compiled all the resources and topics that were discussed. Find out who spoke at the event and what information is now available.
13th December 2021
YouTube Hiding Dislikes – Considerations
YouTube has incorporated a new feature to ‘hide’ the ‘dislike’ count on videos making it only private to the creator but still allowing viewers to press the ‘dislike’ button if they wish. Take a look at our article to find out more.
10th December 2021
Only a few days left until ‘Exploring Media Literacy’
Tickets are still available for our online event with TikTok - Make sure you reserve your free place and get ready to hear from some of the leading professionals around the subject of media literacy.
3rd December 2021
TikTok Videos Targeting Teachers and Pupils - Support from Professionals Online Safety Helpline
The recent viral trend targeting teachers and pupils on social media platforms is causing a great deal of concern throughout the UK. Read what's been happening and how the Professionals Online Safety Helpline has been responding.
16th November 2021
Schools, Fake Accounts and RIPAs - What you can do
Increasingly the Professionals Online Safety Helpline gets calls from teachers and schools reporting fake social media accounts. But what can you do? What power do you have to do something about it?
16th November 2021
YouTube Updates Privacy Features for Young People
YouTube has updated their privacy features as a way to help better protect children and young people on their platform. These include defaulting settings to under 18s as well as including some wellbeing features.
13th September 2021
TikTok Expand Family Pairing Feature with Educational Resources for Parents
Internet Matters have worked with TikTok, as well as young people to expand the 'Family Pairing' feature to include new educational resources for parents. Find out what new information parents can get when using this feature.
8th September 2021