Tag: Social Media
Meta Announces Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse
Meta has announced new tools being tested to protect young people and adults from intimate image abuse.
15th April 2024
New Interface Podcast: The Importance of Online Safety and Digital Literacy
A new episode of the Interface podcast has dropped, joined by teacher and content creator Mr P and our hosts, Jess McBeath and Ailish Hunter.
11th April 2024
Report Harmful Content Sees 31% Rise in Reports Over 2023
Report Harmful Content has published its latest data from 2023, revealing a 31% increase in reports since 2022.
28th March 2024
Instagram Introduces Impersonation and Scamming Alerts
As part of a new feature, Instagram has taken steps to improve user awareness around suspicious activity and impersonation attempts.
26th March 2024
New Guidance Released to Support Schools with Online Reputational Concerns
The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has released new guidance to support schools with online reputational and harassment concerns.
25th March 2024
StopNCII Announces PhotoDNA Integration and Niantic as New Industry Partner
StopNCII.org has announced some exciting new developments as part of an event SWGfL and NCMEC are hosting at the Microsoft Offices in New York
13th March 2024
Report Harmful Content Sees Concerning Rise in Animal Abuse Content
In the past year, Report Harmful Content has seen a significant rise in animal abuse reports across social media channels.
26th February 2024
New Online Safety Live Events Available for 2024
The UK Safer Internet Centre is back on the road, delivering a brand-new set of Online Safety Live sessions across the UK. Book your place here:
14th February 2024
New Instagram Privacy Checklist Updated for 2024
The updated Instagram Checklist for 2024 serves as a go-to resource for finding out more about your profile and how you can utilise a number of security features.
8th February 2024
Benefits of Using Report Harmful Content in Schools
Supporting children to report harmful content online is an essential part of helping them develop online safety skills.
22nd January 2024
Meta Announces New Protections to Safeguard Teens from Harmful Content Online
Meta has announced new content policies to protect teens from seeing certain types of harmful content across Facebook and Instagram.
11th January 2024
Facebook Privacy and Safety Checklist Updated for 2024
The updated Facebook Checklist offers a comprehensive guide designed to address the common queries users may have about their Facebook profiles.
8th January 2024
New Data Reveals Extent of Online Abuse During the Women's World Cup
FIFA has revealed that 1 in 5 players faced online abuse during the Women’s World Cup with women athletes being 29% more likely to encounter online abuse compared to male players
21st December 2023
Continuing the Global Efforts to Prevent Non-Consensual Intimate Image Sharing
Over 182,000 individuals have used StopNCII.org to protect their intimate images and videos from being shared across multiple online platforms.
30th November 2023
The A.I. Uprising: Charting the End of the App and the Death of Software
Ken Corish shares his thoughts on the rise of artificial intelligence and how it will impact our future relationships with technology.
24th November 2023
Tickets Now Available for Online Safety Day 2023
Reserve your place to join us for our annual Online Safety Day event in partnership with TikTok taking place on Wednesday 13th December.
17th November 2023