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Online Safety MISS GRACE • laura.grace@merrywood.org.uk
> Popular apps, sites, games • Snapchat 13+ • Instagram 13+ • YouTube 13+ • Friv 13+ • TikTok 13+ • WhatsApp 16+ • Fortnite 12+ Online Safety • 2021 Page 2
> Inappropriate Content Inappropriate content includes information or images that upset your child, material that’s directed at adults, inaccurate information or information that might lead or tempt your child into unlawful or dangerous behaviour. This could be: • pornographic material • content containing swearing • sites that encourage vandalism, crime, terrorism, racism, eating disorders, even suicide • gambling sites • pictures, videos or games which show images of violence or cruelty to other people or animals • unmoderated chatrooms – where there’s no one supervising the conversation and barring unsuitable comments Online Safety • 2021 Page 3
> Gaming Games have age restrictions for a reason – the content is not appropriate for young, developing minds. Some games promote concepts such as rape, prostitution, violence, and drug use. Playing these games at such a young age can alter the child’s perception of normal relationships and behaviours. “I love playing GTA because I can rape women” – child aged 7. • Grand Theft Auto – 18+ • FIFA – 13+ • Call of Duty – 18+ • Fortnite – 12+ • Roblox – 7+ Online Safety • 2021 Page 4
> Online Grooming and Sexual Exploitation • Online grooming is when an individual builds an emotional connection with a child over the internet in order to gain their trust and exploit them for sexual abuse or sex trafficking • Webcams/FaceTime/Video – webcams can be hacked, videos recorded • Live steaming – broadcasting of real-time, live video to an audience over the internet. Uncensored and hard to moderate • Internet Watch Foundation 2017: https://annualreport.iwf.org.uk/#awards_and_highlights • ’Every seven minutes a webpage shows a child being sexually abused’ • ‘78,589 URLs were confirmed as containing child sexual abuse imagery’ Online Safety • 2021 Page 5
Percent of indecent
images of children
appearing online in
age breakdown:
2% 43%
11 - 15 years
Two years
or younger
55%
Ten years or
younger
Online Safety • 2021 Page 6> Sexting and inappropriate images
• Sexting is when someone shares sexual, naked or semi-naked images or videos of
themselves or others, or sends sexually explicit messages
• They can be sent using mobiles, tablets, smartphones, laptops - any device that allows you
to share media and messages
• Sexting may also be called:
• trading nudes
• dirties
• pic for pic
• Creating or sharing explicit images of a child is illegal, even if the person doing it is a child.
They can have this crime on their record for life
• Remember it is you who technically owns their devices and therefore you who is ultimately
responsible for the content on them
• In April 2019, 'Upskirting' became a criminal offence. This involves taking a photo under
someone's clothing without their knowledge in order to see their genitals/buttocks
• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/sexting/
Online Safety • 2021 Page 7> Cyberbullying • Cyberbullying is the use of digital-communication tools (such as the Internet and mobile phones) to make another person feel angry, sad, or scared, usually again and again. • Examples of cyberbullying include sending hurtful texts or instant messages, posting embarrassing photos or videos on social media, and spreading mean rumours online or with mobile phones. • Being a victim of cyberbullying can be very distressing for a young person as messages can be sent anonymously and it is difficult to know who the bully is. Moreover, the bullying doesn’t always end once the victim has left wherever the bully might be (eg. school) as it can continue 24/7. Online Safety • 2021 Page 8
> Parental controls and prevention • Most internet providers offer parental controls. This is usually a filtering system that blocks inappropriate content/images. Look online or contact your provider for more information. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parental-controls- offered-your-home-internet-provider • Most phones/tablets/gaming devices also have parental control options. These can limit purchases and downloads, disable location sharing, filter content and limit browser access. These do differ between devices but there are step by step guides to follow online. https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphones-and-other-devices/ • You can also set up parental controls for search engines, YouTube and Entertainment (Netflix). These aim to filter out inappropriate content and prevent your child from watching age restricted items. https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment-search-engines/ • There is a child friendly version of YouTube called YouTubeKids which filters content and adverts. Online Safety • 2021 Page 9
> Parental controls and prevention • Most internet providers offer parental controls. This is usually a filtering system that blocks inappropriate content/images. Look online or contact your provider for more information. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parental-controls- offered-your-home-internet-provider • Most phones/tablets/gaming devices also have parental control options. These can limit purchases and downloads, disable location sharing, filter content and limit browser access. These do differ between devices but there are step by step guides to follow online. https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphones-and-other-devices/ • You can also set up parental controls for search engines, YouTube and Entertainment (Netflix). These aim to filter out inappropriate content and prevent your child from watching age restricted items. https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment-search-engines/ • There is a child friendly version of YouTube called YouTubeKids which filters content and adverts. • Think carefully about where your child uses their device - can you see what they are doing? Do you know how long they are online for? Do you know who they are talking to? • Establish an open relationship with your child about their use of social media, The Internet and their devices. Educate and discuss these issues with them regularly Online Safety • 2021 Page 10
> In schools • Online Safety assemblies • Online Safety staff training led by CEOPs Ambassador • Dedicated Online Safety half termly lessons within Computing lessons (following CEOPs thinkuknow scheme of work) • Online Safety lessons in PSHE • Filtering on devices • Regular reminders and conversations when using devices in school Messages to children: report & block, talk to a trusted adult, do not share personal information, how do you portray yourself online? Online Safety • 2021 Page 11
> Main messages • Report and block inappropriate messages/videos/content • Discuss these online issues regularly with your child • Monitor their use of social media and technology • Limit where they use their devices and for how long • Update privacy settings regularly • Disable location settings Online Safety • 2021 Page 12
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