Earlier this month we launched a crowdfunding campaign in cooperation with Seedrs which offered the opportunity for SafeToNet customers, parents, or anyone and everyone who wants to make the internet a safer place for children, to take part in owning a part of the safer internet for children revolution. I’d like to give you an update, and …
At SafeToNet we’re absolutely passionate about keeping children safe online, safer in their digital world so they can explore, interact and socialise without fear of predation or threat, as is their right. Our product balances the absolute rights of a child to privacy, with the primal desire of parents to keep their children safe online; …
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“Harry’s heart gave a horrible jolt. A test? In front of the whole school? But he didn’t know any magic yet – what on earth would he have to do? He hadn’t expected something like this the moment they arrived. He looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified too….”[1] You remember it …
I listened with increasing concern to the latest safeguarding podcast published by the SafeToNet Foundation. Safeguarding children online is a complex mix of technology, law as well as ethics and culture. The podcast episode “Agents of the State”, focusses on decades old and convoluted US legislation known as “Section 230”, which might sound like an …
During this pandemic and national crisis, we have all been ordered to stay at home. Why? Because it’s the safest place to be right now. Those of us working from home can use the space it provides to tackle those tasks that can’t be completed in a busy office. As the safeguarding lead for a …
There have been so many articles in the press about the impact that cyberbullying and grooming for sexual exploitation can have on children that no one can be left in any doubt that this happens. What many people don’t realise is that this abuse of children takes place on an industrial, international, scale. The conclusion …
..may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. We all know this old adage which dates from the mid-1800s. The rhyme was meant as a defence against name-calling and verbal bullying; a child being verbally bullied might chant it back at their aggressor. Its intention was to increase resiliency, avoid physical retaliation to remain calm …
Some thoughts from our Safeguarding lead on the extended school closure due to Covid-19 and online safety. We’ve all seen the headlines about the disastrous impact that online abuse of all types can have on children, young people and indeed vulnerable adults. Due to the Corona Virus (Covid-19) we’ve seen around the world schools closing …
