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Improving online safety through safety technology

Caroline Dinenage MP

Caroline Dinenage MP, March 11, 2020 — Digital

Minister of State for Digital and Culture

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‘Safety Tech’ products and services help make online platforms safer for users, through practices such as moderation and filtering. This sector plays a hugely important role within the landscape of online safety, and is growing fast – 33% growth year on year. With many start-ups across the country, including hubs in Edinburgh and Leeds, the…
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We must make the online world a safer place

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, February 21, 2019 — Digital

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

For many of us social media is a feature of our lives that we cannot imagine being without. For many more of us doing things online is becoming more common and we are likely to do even more online in the future. It is worth remembering that the main reason online companies like Facebook and…
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Safer Internet Day 2019

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, January 29, 2019 — Digital

CEO of Childnet International and a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre

Safer Internet Day 2019 will be celebrated globally on the 5th February, highlighting the positive uses of technology and exploring the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider society, to join together…
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Childnet film competition 2018

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, July 6, 2018 — Media, broadband and creative industries

CEO of Childnet International and a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre

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Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet International and a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, discusses highlights from Childnet’s Film Competition following the Finalists event on Tuesday 3 July. This week saw the celebration of the Childnet Film Competition 2018! The Finalists’ Event, hosted at the British Film Institute, brought together young people from across the…
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Making every day better through charity partnerships

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, December 15, 2017 — Civil Society

CEO, Telefonica O2 UK

I’m immensely proud to lead a company that defines its purpose as making every day better through personal experiences that count. Nowhere is this more true than in the diverse ways that our brand collaborates with partners and supports UK charities. For O2 charity begins at home, as it does for many people. We are…
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