In this Safeguarding Podcast we discuss Brexit and the impact it could have on the safeguarding of children in the online digital context. With contributions from Baroness Sal Brinton, President Liberal Democrats; Will Gardner, CEO Childnet International; David Wright, Director UK SIC & SWGfL; Rudd Apsey, Director Digital Policy Alliance; former Chief Superintendent Met Police Dal […]
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In this review of 2019 we remind ourselves of the work done by the Internet Watch Foundation, we discuss Brexit and Age Verification, we define and measure cyberbullying, we cover grooming for radicalisation as well as for sexual exploitation, we delve into the digital age of consent, we ask whether the UN CRC is fit
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In this safeguarding podcast we talk to Jonny Shipp of the Internet Commission about how their proposed frameworks of Digital Responsibility could be used to hold social media companies to account and how the use of AI can obfuscate and obscure much needed transparency. We also discuss the Online Harms white paper, the regulation of
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The fallout from online abuse can be devastating, leading even to suicide. Cyberbullying is a recent phenomenon, related mostly to the use and misuse of social media. This graph shows the range of impacts cyberbullying has on young people from age 12: Ofcom [1] says that 93% of children have a smartphone by the
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