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Anonymous Reporting at School
What is anonymous reporting and why is it so important for schools to help support their communities? Find out more about this in our in-depth article.
22nd February 2022
Instagram Introduces New Features to Address Screen Time and Harmful Online Content
Want to set some more safety features on Instagram? Find out about Instagram’s latest features added to address screen time and harmful online content, in our latest article.
18th February 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
Access the Chatbot from Report Harmful Content & Revenge Porn Helpline
The Revenge Porn Helpline and Report Harmful Content have developed a new out of hours support system for their clients to get interim support. Find out more here about how you can use this new service:
3rd 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
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
Revenge Porn Helpline Release Report: ‘Intimate image abuse, an evolving landscape’
The Revenge Porn Helpline has now released their five-year report ‘Intimate image abuse, an evolving landscape’ looking at the period between 2015 - 2020. Take a look at the full report and the findings here:
14th 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
Revenge Porn Helpline and SWGfL Announce the Launch of StopNCII.org
The Revenge Porn Helpline, operated by SWGfL, is delighted to announce the launch of StopNCII.org. We have worked closely with Meta to develop a new platform to protect people threatened with the sharing of intimate images without consent. Find out more in this article.
2nd December 2021
Have You Heard About Report Harmful Content?
We’re calling for your help to answer this questionnaire about the platform Report Harmful Content and to share your experiences of harmful content online.
25th 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
UK Safer Internet Centre Receives Funding ‘lifeline’ from Nominet to help Protect Children from Online Abuse, Sexual Exploitation, and Bullying
Today, on National Internet Day, the UK Safer Internet Centre (UK SIC) has announced that children in danger of online harm and abuse have been given an “essential lifeline” as new funding of £5.1m from Nominet will help protect against online abuse, sexual exploitation, and bullying.
29th October 2021
Suicide Prevention Day 2021 - Preventing Harmful Content Online
We have joined with SENSO to provide users with some helpful information for Suicide Prevention Day. Take a look at what options are available if you are concerned about harmful content online.
9th September 2021
Introducing ‘My_GOSH_UK’ – A Resource for University Students
Our helplines have launched a new resource focusing on ‘Good Online Sexual Health’ (or GOSH for short) for university students. Find out when this resource will be launched and what information will be available to help support students with their online sexual health.
24th August 2021
Discord Security Settings
Discord is a popular online platform where users can communicate and socialise. Find out what security settings Discord offers as well as what considerations parents and carers need to be aware of if children and young people are using it.
13th August 2021
Law Commission Publishes Recommendations to Tackle Online Abuse
Today, the law commission has published new recommendations to address harm online through protecting victims of online abuse as well as aiming to protect freedom of expression. Find out what was put forward
21st July 2021