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The Online Harms Bill in 3 minutes...
Today is a significant day. It sees the announcement of a piece of law that child online safety campaigners have been waiting for, for a...
Annabel Turner
May 12, 20213 min read


Has your phone number been published as part of the Facebook data breach?
As much as 18 months ago now Facebook suffered a data breach where a significant number of phone numbers were obtained. Details of more...
Annabel Turner
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Cybersafe Founder named SBRC Cyber Community Hero 2021
Annabel Turner, the founder of social enterprise CyberSafe Scotland, was awarded the title Cyber Community Hero at the recent virtual...
Pamela Sloan
Mar 22, 20211 min read


What Parents Need to Know about the Wilson Case
Yesterday, at Ipswich Crown Court, a 36 year old man was sentenced after admitting 96 sex offences against 52 boys aged from just four to...
Annabel Turner
Feb 11, 20213 min read


Child Online Safety Index
In the UK, 8-19 year olds in Britain are spending almost two days (44 hours) per week looking at computer, mobile phone and television...
Annabel Turner
Feb 10, 20211 min read


Feeling Down? You are not alone
Advice if you are feeling very unhappy or are worried about a friend or child who is feeling very low. To get help the first thing you...
Annabel Turner
Feb 10, 20212 min read


FREE, safe, online education resources
A non-exhaustive list of constructive resources that might help those affected by school closures/absences due to coronavirus, compiled...
Annabel Turner
Feb 10, 20212 min read


Safer Internet Day 2021
Safer Internet Day could arguably never be more important. Parents have been grappling with balancing relief and gratitude with...
Annabel Turner
Feb 9, 20212 min read


Is online harm to children a risk in Scotland?
Since the beginning of the Covid there has been a sharp rise in the number of incidents of online child abuse, with a growing trend of...
Annabel Turner
Feb 7, 20214 min read


New Disappearing Messages on WhatsApp
WhatsApp are rolling out a new disappearing messages feature as part of their latest app update. When I first saw a headline about it, to...
Annabel Turner
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Gone Phishing
Phishing scams are constantly increasing and becoming more sophisticated, meaning we need to constantly be more vigilant and be aware of....
Ian Harris
Jul 29, 20202 min read


A 2 minute guide to the new Chief Medical Officers' Guidance on ScreenTime
The government has today released its advice for parents and carers around screen time use. This advice is important because it was asked...
Annabel Turner
Jul 2, 20202 min read


Going Grey?
We work with many parents who say they can't get their children off their phones and many children who wish they could get their parents...
Ian Harris
Jan 30, 20201 min read


PEGI RATINGS - What do the labels mean?
PEGI is the system by which games and apps are age rated to provide guidance to parents as to whether they are appropriate for their...
Ian Harris
Jan 27, 20203 min read


New Design Standards for Apps and Games Announced
The Information Commissioner announced a new 15 point Age Appropriate Design Code yesterday that app and game developers will have to...
Ian Harris
Jan 22, 20202 min read


Influencers Being Offered Thousands For Sex
The Victoria Derbyshire programme today reported on the issue of Social Media Influencers being offered thousands of pounds regularly for...
Ian Harris
Jan 20, 20202 min read


Online Grooming: The Practice of 'Moving Children' Online
There has been another story about grooming through Roblox. Rather than parents feeling overwhelmed by the story we can use it to...
Annabel Turner
May 30, 20192 min read
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