Better Internet for Kids

A Swedish translation of the brochure ”In our own words – children's rights in the digital world”, originally made by the British organisation 5Rights Foundation.

A report aimed at identifying, compiling and disseminating methods that have been shown to counteract racism and similar forms of hostility and hate crime online. The report was a government assignment for the Swedish Media Council. The Swedish Media Council has collaborated with several organisations and researchers and has also been in dialogue with youth organisations to get their perspectives.

Yubo is a social media livestreaming platform which is free to use and available on Apple iOS or Android. It lets users connect and interact with other users primarily through livestreaming. The user base for Yubo stands at around 60 million and covers a global scale.

SWGfL has released this new checklist in partnership with Yubo. It aims to give users a wider understanding of what Yubo is as well as describe and explain what privacy and security features are available.

This extensive report compiled by Professor Andy Phippen from Bournemouth University looks at what strengths and weaknesses have been seen within online safety over the past year for schools in England. Data from the 360Safe tool which covers over 13,000 schools and colleges in England has been used to compile the report. The data that has been gathered, analyses how schools across the board have implemented online safety practice and policy into their communities.

Each poster gives professionals working with children and young people an overview of each topic as well as how they can raise awareness around staying safe online.

Online Safety and Gaming:
This poster explores why gaming is so appealing as well as ways professionals can promote staying safe online to children and young people and is part of our extensive gaming hub that explores the topic in more detail. Sections include:
What gaming is
Benefits of gaming
Considerations for gaming
Socialising online
Reporting and blocking

Digital Wellbeing at School:

Organisations including secondary schools and universities can now install the button on their website for free, allowing any user to make a report direct to Report Harmful Content. Legal but harmful material can make its way into all walks of life and quite often it’s difficult to know where to go to for help and support. Organisations can now actively direct their users to Report Harmful Content and help keep the spread of harmful material away from their users’ online experience.

This short video explains how to download and install the RHC button on organisation's website.

The TikTok Checklist provides all the information about the app and how to stay safe with questions such as:

What is TikTok?
How to stay safe on TikTok?
How to set up the parental controls?
How to block users on TikTok?
Where can I go for further support?

The leaflet was created by SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre in collaboration with TikTok.

Unlike other sexual health resources, GOSH focuses on the online world and aims to give university students and other young adults a better understanding of online sexual health and how to have a healthy relationship with their own online sexual health. We know practicing good sexual health is encouraged throughout a young person’s life both on and off campus and we want to replicate this in the online sphere.

This article looks at some of the reasons why the internet is an important space for LGBT+ young people to explore their identity, feel part of a community, get help and guidance, change the world for the better, and to be represented and find positive role models. It also provides advice to parents and carers about how they can help LGBT+ young people stay safe online.