Tag: Governments
SWGfL Welcomes Ofcom's New Child Online Safety Measures
These measures place much-needed responsibility on digital platforms to ensure that children can enjoy the benefits of being online.
24th April 2025
Campaigning for Change – 10 Years of the Revenge Porn Helpline
As the 10 Years Of Support campaign from the Revenge Porn Helpline comes to an end, Sophie Mortimer reflects on the developments we have seen, the growing conversation around intimate image abuse, and changes that need to be implemented to provide robust protection.
14th April 2025
Intimate Image Abuse is Not Going Away - 10 Years of the Revenge Porn Helpline
The Revenge Porn Helpline has now been running for 10 years - find out what has been achieved and what more needs to be done.
7th February 2025
Revenge Porn Helpline Supports Lords’ Push for Stronger Legislation Against Intimate Image Abuse
The Lords pushed to increase the maximum penalty for creating sexually explicit deepfake images or filming someone without their consent to include imprisonment.
7th February 2025
SWGfL Welcomes New National Centre to ‘Crack Down’ on VAWG
A new national centre has been announced to improve protections for violence against women and girls.
4th February 2025
UK Government Announces New AI Sexual Abuse Offences
The UK will be the first country to criminalise AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Find out what has been included in the new AI sexual abuse offences.
3rd February 2025
The Online Safety Act: What Does it Change for Victims of Intimate Image Abuse?
Find out what impact the Online Safety Act has had so far and what it means for individuls experiencing intimate image abuse.
3rd December 2024
Ofcom Report Highlights Gender Differences in Online Behaviours
The latest findings from Ofcom’s annual report into the UK’s digital habits revealing how men and women engage with the online world.
28th November 2024
StopNCII.org Being Used to Protect Over 1,000,000 Images Online
We are marking the third-year anniversary of StopNCII.org by revealing that it is now being used to protect over 1,000,000 images from being shared online without consent.
25th November 2024
Insights from the UK Safer Internet Centre’s Sextortion Report
The UKSIC has recently released a report examining sextortion cases handled by the Revenge Porn Helpline from August 2022 to August 2024.
20th November 2024
StopNCII.org Wins UK IT Industry Award for Charity Project of the Year
This recognition celebrates StopNCII.org’s exceptional work in combating non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse
14th November 2024
SWGfL Advocate for Legislative Change on Intimate Image Abuse at Parliament
SWGfL attended a session at parliament on Wednesday 6th November to share their insights on intimate image abuse with the Women and Equalities Committee.
8th November 2024
One Year on From the Online Safety Act
Read the UK Safer Internet Centre response one year on from the Online Safety Act - what improvement needs to be made?
8th November 2024
Free Resources Now Available for Safer Internet Day 2025
The official resources for Safer Internet Day are now available to download for free on the UK Safer Internet Centre website!
7th November 2024
Revenge Porn Helpline Attend Parliament to Tackle Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse
On October 9th 2024, SWGfL’s Revenge Porn Helpline, UK Safer Internet Centre and PA Consulting organised an event at Parliament to address non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII).
14th October 2024
SWGfL Presents at Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online Conference
SWGfL recently participated in the 18th International Conference "Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online," dedicated to safeguarding children in the digital era.
7th October 2024