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The Difference Between Online Safety and Cyber-Security
Although online safety and cyber-security are closely related, there are significant differences between the two. Take a look at what these are in our article
28th March 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
Online Safety Events – March 2022
SWGfL as part of UK Safer Internet Centre are running free Online Safety events throughout March, available for any professional working with children and young people. Find out more, here.
25th February 2022
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
ITU Launches POP: Protection Through Online Participation
In collaboration with SWGfL, the ITU has launched Protection through online participation. Find out more about what POP is through our latest article.
16th February 2022
Schools Join Liverpool FC Virtual Event for Safer Internet Day
We were delighted to see so many schools join us for our annual online event with Liverpool Football Club this Safer Internet Day. Find out what happened and if you missed your chance to see the team, you can watch also watch the recording
11th 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
Liverpool Football Club and UKSIC hosting virtual event for Safer Internet Day 2022
We are delighted to say that Liverpool Football Club will once again be supporting Safer Internet Day 2022 by joining the UKSIC team for a virtual event taking place next week on Tuesday 8th February.
1st February 2022
Not Long Until Safer Internet Day 2022
Safer Internet Day is fast approaching and it’s been so fantastic to see so many organisations and schools already showing their support! Find out how you can get involved on the 8th February in this article.
28th January 2022
Report Harmful Content Release Final Quarterly Report for 2021
Report Harmful Content has released the last quarterly review for the year ending 2021. Find out what the latest trends and insights were from October - December 2021
21st January 2022
2022 Online Safety Live Events Available For UK Safer Internet Centre
The UK Safer Internet Centre runs free Online Safety Live events throughout the year, available to any professional who works with children and young people. Take a look at this article and see what events are available for the start of the year.
18th January 2022