https://swgfl.org.uk/services/swiggle/is-there-a-safe-search-engine-for-kids/
We all want to keep our kids safe, and keeping up with the changes in our society can be challenging, balancing the desire for children to have freedom, whilst keeping them from harm. The new battlefr…
https://swgfl.org.uk/services/swiggle/
Swiggle is a search engine designed to provide a safer environment for kids taking their first steps on the road to safe online searching. Powered by Google Custom Search, the results are filtered usi…
https://swgfl.org.uk/services/360-degree-safe/
360 degree safe is a free tool to help schools review their Online Safety policy and practice. We walk you through each aspect of Online Safety, helping you to collaborate, report, and progress. Begin…
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/google-announces-new-policies-to-remove-intimate-images-from-search-results/
…rivacy tools to make it easier to remove personal content online, including updating their policies on removing personal and intimate images. The latest updates will help users to remove non-consensua…
11th August 2023
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/report-harmful-content-sees-concerning-rise-in-animal-abuse-content/
In the past year, Report Harmful Content has seen a significant rise in animal abuse reports across social media channels. Report Harmful Content can reveal that 36% of the content escalated to indust…
26th February 2024
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/report-harmful-content-publishes-insights-and-trends-from-2023/
Report Harmful Content has published its latest data from 2023, giving new insights into how the service supported people across the United Kingdom to report harmful content online, whilst demonstrati…
28th March 2024
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/sky-news-visits-the-revenge-porn-helpline/
Sky News recently paid a visit to the SWGfL office to document the important work of the Revenge Porn Helpline team. As part of a feature focusing on the Helpline, Sky News released a documentary and …
2nd December 2023
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/instagram-introduces-impersonation-and-scamming-alerts/
…e people towards ensuring their accounts are kept safe. Suspicious Activity Identified With this new feature, Instagram will advise users through notices and warnings when they suspect an account of b…
26th March 2024
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/new-guidance-released-to-support-schools-with-online-reputational-concerns/
The Professionals Online Safety Helpline (operated by SWGfL, delivered by the UK Safer Internet Centre) has released new guidance to support schools with online reputational concerns. The latest guida…
25th March 2024
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/meta-announces-new-protections-to-safeguard-teens-from-harmful-content-online/
Meta has announced new content policies to protect teens from seeing certain types of harmful content across Facebook and Instagram. The latest changes will help to ensure teens are protected from har…
11th January 2024