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Help & advice

Helpful information and guidance on a range of key online safety topics

Sextortion

Sextortion is when someone threatens to share nude images or videos of, or sexual information about, someone online.

How to make a report

Reporting advice for adults and young people. Find out how to report on popular online services.

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What do I need to know?

Key advice for parents and carers including conversation starters

Join in and find out what they enjoy online.

Show an interest and find out what your child enjoys to do online and ask to be shown the things they like to play, look at, or watch.

Learn how to use parental controls.

Setting up parental controls and filters on your home internet can help to avoid age-inappropriate images, videos and websites being seen by your child whilst they are using the Wi-Fi.

Get to know the tools which can help keep your child safe.

It’s important to understand and get to know the tools and safety features on the things your child likes to use.

Decide what’s right for your family

When it comes to your family's technology use, creating a family agreement is a great place to start, and allows you to have conversations about setting boundaries.

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Keeping under fives safe online

Online safety advice for parents and carers with young children

Video Chat and Webcams

A page for parents to learn more about video chat and webcams

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Livestreaming

To transmit or receive live video and audio coverage of an event or person over the Internet.

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