Mubashar Khaliq, NSPCC Local Campaigns Manager, Sara Burton from Blackburn Children’s University and Amar Abbas from Youth Action underneath the screen. A new online safety campaign aimed at protecting children in their digital worlds is being promoted on a huge screen in Blackburn town centre. The digital screen, which is located close to the town hall, has been sharing online safety help and advice as part of the new campaign, called Blackburn with Darwen Safety Net. Recent analysis by the NSPCC found the coronavirus pandemic created the perfect opportunity for online offenders, after a surge in online grooming crimes was reported.
Childline gives north-east parents advice on internet safety for children by Carla Malseed
Updated: 16/12/2020, 10:40 am
This December marks five years since the NSPCC joined with O2 to create the website Net Aware, which gives parents and carers advice on how to keep their children safe online.
With Christmas fast approaching, lots of children will be getting new devices and might be spending more time online. It can be daunting to know where to start when considering how to help keep your child safe when they are using the internet, so we’ve pulled together some tips from online safety experts at the NSPCC and O2 to give you a start.