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We’ve published Christmas VR safety advice in response to public concerns about child safety in the metaverse

19 December 2022 / News

With more parents more likely to buy their children VR headsets, we’ve developed a guide for parents to support families buying Virtual Reality (VR) headsets for Christmas.
We’re calling for the Online Safety Bill to create a children’s watchdog that stands up for them against Big Tech

23 May 2022 / News

As the Online Safety Bill goes through Parliament, polling shows nine in ten (88%) of UK adults overwhelmingly support a watchdog to fight for children at risk of online sexual abuse.
Remove nude images shared online

Information for parents and carers about Childline and IWF's Report Remove, a tool to help young people report unwanted images online.
NSPCC young people's response to child safety online: age verification for pornography

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Young people's paper submitted in response to a call for age verification for pornography to help keep children safer online.
Delivering a Duty of Care

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An assessment of the Government’s proposals against the NSPCC’s six tests for the Online Safety Bill
PANTS Parents guide online.pdf

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Inappropriate content on social media

21 July 2022 / News

Online safety advice to help you manage what your child sees on social media.
Parliamentary Briefing - draft Online Safety Bill - Sept 2021.pdf

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Online wellbeing for children with SEND

We partnered with Ambitious about Autism to bring online wellbeing tips, specifically for parents and carers of children with SEND. Try the suggested tips and see which work for your family.
How to help your child deal with online content about the war between Russia and Ukraine

21 March 2022 / News

With lots of online content about Russia and Ukraine, your child may be confused and worried about what is happening. Here are tips to help you manage what they are seeing online.
Support children with SEND talking to people online

Young people use the internet to contact friends they might know from school or other activities. Sometimes children with special educational needs and disabilities may struggle with making friends when other children are not being inclusive or kind.
Is TikTok safe?

20 April 2022 / News

Information and advice on the latest TikTok safety settings and parental controls.
Selling explicit and nude images online

Understanding the risks of young people being offered money for nude or explicit images.
Online child grooming offences pass 10,000

29 May 2020 / News

We are urging the Prime Minister to get social media regulation done as online child grooming offences pass 10,000
Online child abuse crimes have doubled in recent years and more must be done to protect children online

15 September 2021 / News

While online abuse crimes have surged by 78% over four years, new Government plans to regulate social media through the Online Safety Bill fall significantly short of tackling this issue.
Understand the benefits and risks of online gaming

8 February 2022 / News

Do you know the types of games your child plays online? Do you understand the risks of gaming? We have a webinar to help you.
NSPCC response to child safety online: age verification for pornography

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Paper submitted in response to a call for age verification for pornography to help keep children safer online.
Strategy booklet 2021

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Strategy booklet 2021
Keeping children safe from online sexual abuse

3 May 2022 / News

Advice and guidance for parents who are worried about their child being groomed.
82% rise in online grooming crimes against children in the last 5 years

15 August 2023 / News

We are urging MPs and tech companies to back the Online Safety Bill following new research on the scale of online grooming.