Tag: Governments
Government to Criminalise the Creation of Synthetic Sexual Content
The UK government has announced new legislation to criminalise the creation of synthetic sexual content, or 'deepfake' images.
17th April 2024
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
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
Ofcom Announces Draft Codes of Practice to Protect Children Online
Ofcom has published its draft codes of practice, addressing illegal material and harmful content online.
13th November 2023
Current Global Events - Responding to Online Harm
With distressing events taking place, many online platforms are seeing a shift in the types of content being shared. Find out what support is available.
13th October 2023
SWGfL Attends Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto Japan
We have been delighted to attend the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to discuss our extensive work within the protection of individuals online.
11th October 2023
Phone Banning in Schools – Considerations from David Wright
New guidance is being introduced to ban phones in schools across England. David Wright shares his thoughts on the initiative.
5th October 2023
Online Safety Bill Ready to Become UK Law
The Online Safety Bill has now been signed off by the Houses of Parliament and ready to become UK law. Read our response in this latest article:
20th September 2023
UK Safer Internet Centre Launches Don’t Steal My Right to Appeal Campaign
The Online Safety Bill is looking to remove an essential protection that is supporting individuals to report and remove online content. Find out more
9th May 2023
SWGfL Presents Online Harm Research at the House of Commons
SWGfL attended the Houses of Parliament to present an exclusive look at the latest research from Report Harmful Content. Find out what happened
24th February 2023
A Need for Support – Report Harmful Content Report Launched
Report Harmful Content have launched their latest research report looking at cases and trends that have been seen throughout 2021 and 2022
21st February 2023
Harmful Sexual Behaviour Resources and Training – Support for Professionals
The team behind the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service have now developed a variety of resources and training materials to help professionals. Discover more in our latest article.
9th December 2022
Online Safety Index Report Released for 2022
The annual Online Safety Index report has been launched for 2022, looking into how well schools in England protect their children online. Find out more here
24th November 2022
Reports of Online Harm Continue to Grow as Online Safety Bill is Delayed
As delays continue, online harm is evidently still affecting thousands of people on a daily basis with a growing number of reports to our helplines. Find out more.
1st November 2022
Online Safety Bill: Response to Further Delays
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
Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse Report Exemplifies How Essential Support Services Are
The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse has released its final report. Read our response and find out why the need for support services is more important than ever.
21st October 2022