The Online Safety Bill was due to appear in parliament this week but has now been further delayed. Read our response in this latest article.
1st November 2022
Book your free tickets here for our annual Online Safety Day event with Meta taking place on Wednesday 16th November. Tickets available for online and in-person.
17th October 2022
To counteract online abuse and harms, SWGfL is developing Minerva as a central platform and bespoke AI tool to assist those experiencing online abuse. Find out more.
7th October 2022
The full inquest in relation to the death of Molly Russell completed on the 30 September. In this article we highlight the conclusions.
3rd October 2022
This article is to provide advice for professionals working with children and young people around the Inquest in relation to the death of Molly Russell
20th September 2022
We are pleased to launch our new podcast series, Interface, which will keep professionals informed of the latest online safety news. Take a listen right here!
13th September 2022
SWGfL was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the 19th Annual International Business Awards®. Find out more in this latest article
16th August 2022
Take a look at some practical ways you can raise awareness and support young people to stay safe online this summer.
21st July 2022
If you missed our latest event Understanding Digital Wellbeing, don't worry, we're rounding up all that was discussed in this latest article.
15th July 2022
In our latest article, we explore Instagram’s new parental supervision tools due to be released this month, and what they mean for parents and teens.
15th June 2022
The Online Safety Bill is currently looking to dismantle an essential obligation that supports victims of online harm. Take a look at our article and see what is being proposed.
14th June 2022
On Wednesday 25th May, the Home Secretary, Priti Patel visited the SWGfL office to find out more about our important work in supporting victims of online harms. Find out what was discussed in our article
1st June 2022
In this article we explore Skin Gambling, what it is, why it happens and some considerations for professionals, as well as parents and carers to keep young people safe.
30th May 2022
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, focusing on loneliness. Here, we provide guidance and resources to support professionals or the young people in their care, throughout and beyond the week.
12th May 2022
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
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