Social Media Ideas for Internet Safety

Privacy Tip #502 – Kids’ Online Safety

Teaching Kids to Spot the Warning Signs Online

Every morning, parents send their children off to school with reminders to behave, and a familiar instruction: Mag-ingat ka. Today, that reminder must extend to the digital world....

How Families Can Make Online Entertainment Safer

Mobile devices allow a user today to access many internet services, for example, videos or games. These may be used in order to relax or to learn a new skill, as well as to catch u...

Unicef: 1 in 5 youths targeted by online sexual abuse

The internet is not a safe place for unsupervised children and young people — by now, that’s common knowledge. Social media platforms are adept at tweaking their algorithms to ensu...

Keeping Kids Safer Online and in Real Life

Parenting today involves managing not just physical safety but also online risks, including social media interactions and potential dangers. Establishing clear family rules, encour...

Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents - and how to keep young people safe

Offenders use threats and manipulation to coerce victims to produce imagery or livestream sexually explicit acts, self-harm or animal cruelty. How can you protect your child?Inside...

Keeping Your Family Connected Safely in the Digital Age

Our devices keep us connected to work, school, and fun, making them a huge part of modern family life.

Meridian Police warn parents about online grooming risks

Is your child's smartphone going into their bedroom at night? Meridian Police say that simple change could help protect your kids from online grooming. Here's what every parent nee...

OPINION: Online safety should protect digital communities

New Jersey prevention expert Mary Pat Angelini argues online safety should protect digital communities while addressing risks through collaboration. The post OPINION: Online safety...

Are AI tutors safe for your kids?

AI tutors can offer useful support, but their quality and safeguards vary widely. Here’s what parents should check before handing one to a child.

‘Iedereen zegt onlineveiligheid van kinderen belangrijk te vinden, maar niemand voelt zich eindverantwoordelijk’

NCCPD has back-to school tips to keep your kids safe from predators online

As you and your kids gear up for their first day of school, New Castle County Police have some tips designed to keep your youngsters from being targeted by online predators.

We've Found The Snoop-Free Solution To Keeping Your Kids Safe Online

SafetyModeYou can breathe a big sigh of relief: we’re half way through the summer holidays (unless you’re in Scotland, sorry Scotland!). While you might have set strict no-screen r...

How to Stay Safe Online While Making Money From Home

Making money from home has never been easier, but neither has falling victim to online scams. Whether you're freelancing, reselling products, offering virtual services, or building...

Let’s build a children’s public internet

An increasing number of people seem to agree the internet is terrible for children - allegedly addictive, destructive to self-esteem, possibly a portal to predators. Over the past...

I've Spent 35 Years In Policing. I've Never Seen A Threat To Children Escalate Like This

In three and a half decades working in policing, I have seen the landscape of child abuse change many times. I have watched technology transform both the scale of the threat and th...

Is AdultFriendFinder safe to use? What a cybersecurity expert says.

The risks of using AdultFriendFinder, according to a cybersecurity expert from Kaspersky.

Secure your digital life across multiple devices

There was a time, not that long ago, when the vast majority of our digital lives were experienced through a single device, usually a PC. These days, that’s no longer the case, as o...

Why Children Fall for Online Scams and How Parents Can Help

Your child probably knows their way around a smartphone better than you think. They can navigate new apps, games, and social media platforms almost instinctively. But being digital...

Hackers want your nudes. Here’s how to keep your privates, private

Sexploitation isn’t a new concept. Long before the internet, people blackmailed others over sexually explicit photos or videos. But this week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigatio...

U.S. Attorney committed to protecting children in the digital age

WHEELING – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia shares two new online safety flyers designed to help parents, caregivers, educators and community l...

Practical Ways To Keep Your Phone Safe

Protect your smartphone with practical phone safety tips, including strong passwords, backups, theft protection, software updates, and secure Wi-Fi habits.

Public Wi-Fi just got riskier. Follow these 4 security tips

You probably trust public Wi-Fi. But you shouldn’t–at least not completely and not without any safeguards. A new kind of attack is the latest reminder of this. As detailed by Mi...

Beyond the social media ban: What Singapore can learn from the next phase of online child safety

When governments first began talking about regulating social media, the debate revolved around familiar tensions: innovation versus regulation, free speech versus public safety, an...