Government to introduce world’s strongest online child safety laws

The UK government has pledged to introduce the world’s strongest online child safety laws as it prepares legislation on nude images. The government announced earlier this month that it is set to introduce new legislation which will force tech companies to strengthen protections on both devices and platforms to prevent young people under the...

NSPCC reports rise in sextortion contacts

NSPCC has reported that their Childline service has seen a marked increase in the number of contacts they receive about sextortion. The confidential charity helpline provided over 900 counselling sessions for children concerned about sextortion – online sexual extortion – during 2023-24. This represents a 7% increase from 2022-23. During this same period, the...

Youth group to advise on child safety online

A new group of young people has been set up to advise politicians, regulators, parents and professionals about child safety online. The Voice of Online Youth group consists of 15 young people aged 13-16 from across the UK. They were selected based on their passion for helping children to remain safe online. The group...