(Shared- Tuesday 22nd February 2022)
Please find below a list of useful Digital Wellbeing updates and links.
Online Safety Bill (coverage and responses)
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing providing a selection of media coverage and stakeholder responses relevant to the draft Online Safety Bill.
CBP-9243.pdf (parliament.uk)
Cyber Scotland February Bulletin
This month’s edition includes information about Cyber Scotland week which runs from 28th Feb – 6th March.
February 2022 – Cyber Scotland
Parent Club Online Safety Campaign
The Scottish Government have launched a national campaign regarding Child Online Safety which aims to increase awareness of the importance of online safety to parents and carers of children aged 8-11 year olds, and reassure and inform them that the skills they apply offline to help keep their children safe can be used to help protect them online too. For a copy of the Campaign Toolkit contact cpcscotland-liaison@strath.ac.uk
Help LGBTQ+ children and young people find safe online communities
Internet Matters has published a blog discussing how parents and carers can help LGBTQ+ children find safe online communities and resources.
Help LGBTQ+ children find safe online communities | Internet Matters
Digital Wellbeing Index
Internet Matters has published a report on the development and use of an index designed to measure the impact of digital technology on the wellbeing of children and young people in the UK.
Internet-Matters-Digital-Wellbeing-Index-2022.pdf (internetmatters.org)
UK Online Safety Bill Strengthened
The UK Government has announced that the Online Safety Bill will be amended, with a new list of criminal content which technology firms must remove as a priority to protect children from online abuse and harms.
Online safety law to be strengthened to stamp out illegal content – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
