Why We Need to Speak with One Voice on Children’s Online Safety
Parents across the world are calling for clearer, stronger action to keep children safe online.
Published: Wed 20 Sep 2023
The legislation has been in the works for four years. In that time, the IWF has seen the threats facing children online escalate.
The Government wants to make the UK the safest place in the world to go online and, at its core, this legislation is a real opportunity to protect children from the myriad harms the internet exposes them to.
In this podcast, children’s online safety expert Natalia Greene and IWF Head of Policy and Public Affairs Mike Tunks explain this landmark piece of legislation and the effect it may have on all our lives.
As the legislation moves out of Parliament and into the implementation phase, we ask what the new Act will mean for businesses, law enforcement, and, most importantly, children.
Listen to the podcast here.
Parents across the world are calling for clearer, stronger action to keep children safe online.
The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of children worldwide.
Three years ago, when Pinsent Masons set out to unite their communities to raise money for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), no one could have predicted how far their idea would go or how many people would still be moving for the cause three years later.