Tag: Cyber Scotland

Important Digital Wellbeing Updates from CPCScotland

(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

Online Safety | Parent Club

 

 

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)