Social media ban – why a big tech revolution and bolder action on Online Safety Act are key
The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is this a revolutionary moment for child safety?
2 July 2026
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What next for online safety laws? A podcast episode from the IWF
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.
Europe cannot keep asking children to protect themselves from sexual predators
We would not expect children to protect themselves from sexual abuse in schools, clubs or youth organisations so why would we adopt such an approach online?
29 June 2026
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Separating fact from fiction on the technology used to detect child sexual abuse
Public debate around online child sexual abuse material detection is dominated by myths, misunderstandings, and hypotheticals. The truth is that detection technology is built on established safety and security tools that have been embedded across the digital ecosystem for decades.
22 June 2026
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