11
Feb
2014
By Calvin at 14:31 GMT, 12 years ago
Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. Visit their website here: http://www.saferinternet.org/home
In the UK the Safer Internet Centre (SIC) is a partnership of three organisations with great experience and expertise in making the internet a safer place; the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Childnet International and South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL). The Centre carries out awareness-raising activities with the help of a Youth Panel and operates a helpline and hotline.
The UK hotline (link below) is operated by the Internet Watch Foundation for the public to report illegal (criminal) content on the internet in a confidential way. After receiving a report, the IWF works in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement agencies, government bodies, and international partners to take down or minimise the availability of this content. The hotline is especially concerned about child sexual abuse material on sites hosted abroad.
Hotline: https://www.iwf.org.uk/hotline
