Tag: Gaming
What is k-ID? An Introduction to the New Online Safety Gaming Platform
A new platform has been released aiming to support safety in gaming while assisting developers in adhering regulations.
14th March 2024
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
Supporting Online Safety in Gaming Communities
With more young people joining online gaming communities, it has been announced that Ubisoft has designed a new guide to support players in addressing ‘toxic’ behaviours online.
3rd November 2023
Top Tips for Staying Safe Online This Holiday Season
While the holiday season is in full form and Christmas is just around the corner, we have highlighted some tips for keeping children and young people safe online!
16th December 2022
Skin Gambling - A Guide for Professionals, Parents and Carers
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
Discover Our New Gaming Hub!
With Safer Internet Day 2022 being all about the theme of gaming, we thought we would expand some of our content to give you all you need to know about this rich topic, for the month of February.
7th February 2022
The Evolution of Online Safety in Gaming
With this year’s Safer Internet Day theme being all about gaming, we’re jumping into this huge topic over the next few weeks. For now though, we're looking at the humble beginnings of gaming and how online safety has evolved alongside it.
14th January 2022
Video Games Can Offer Deep and Ongoing Educational Benefits
Andy Robertson, the author of the Taming Gaming book writes about the educational benefits of Video Games whilst suggesting some key titles to explore.
4th November 2020
Why Do We Play Video Games?
Have you ever wondered why so many of us play video games? Is there more to it than just being a fun distraction? Here we look at some of the psychology and lesser known benefits of gaming whilst addressing some of the more common complaints towards the medium.
16th July 2020
Press Start With Gaming
New to gaming and want to see what all the fuss is about? Here we look at why gaming is so popular and list some experiences you can play individually or as a whole family.
4th May 2020
From Mobile to Smartphone
Find out what has changed in the last 20 years with a nostalgia trip back to when Smartphones were just Mobiles.
16th March 2020
Staying safe on Xbox – 5 in 5
Five tips, five minutes, high five. If your kids are playing Xbox, take five minutes now to understand how you can keep them safe and clued up when they're gaming.
13th January 2020
Staying safe on PlayStation – 5 in 5
Five tips, five minutes, high five. Get to grips with gaming with our quickfire guide to staying safe on PlayStation.
30th December 2019
Take the stress out of gaming this Christmas
Household upon household will wake up to new games consoles this Christmas. If yours is going to be one of them, these tips could be lifesavers.
20th December 2019
Gaming Disorder
A look at the recent incorporation of 'gaming disorder' into the International Classification of Diseases by the WHO
14th November 2018
From Gaming to Safeguarding concerns: The Professionals Online Safety Helpline quarterly update
The Professionals Online Safety Helpline provides free support to members of the children's workforce in the UK with an online safety concern. In this blog Kat Tremlett, Helpline Practitioner, offers an insight into the type of cases the helpline has been dealing with over the last 3 months.
19th July 2018