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👩🏼💻Help your child maximize all the good things the internet and digital technologies have to offer, while protecting them against potential harm. Remember to balance online activities with an active lifestyle and offline recreation for a healthy balance in all aspects of life. #onlinesafety #digitalsafety #online #offline #healthybalance #safekids #safefamilies https://uni.cf/4ckEcbz

As your child spends more and more time online, you also need to be more careful about protecting them against potential harms 📱💻 Here are five tips to get you started: https://bit.ly/3Vy4pMe

Any change you want to make requires first that you feel safe. Ongoing abuse or coercive control creates a need for protection. When you have to be hypervilgilant for the next abuse, you do not have the time or energy to think about change. Domestic abuse agencies provide advocates who listen and do safety planning. They do not tell you what to do, but support what you think is right for you. Another valuable resource is domesticshelters.org. They have online safety plans. I like that they also offer emotional abuse safety planning. You'll find it here: https://lnkd.in/gSpxtXVN... Don't forget to protect your privacy from an abuser. Or you can use a computer at your library or a friend's house. You deserve to feel safe. You deserve to create the kind of life you want. You can find a sample of my book, "Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek" or order it here: : https://lnkd.in/dYm_GyJe #coerciverelationships #jennifercparker #safety #safetyplanning #domesticsheltersorg

SEXTORTION PREVENTION: Sextortion almost always starts with a digital component. The NCAC and U.S. Attorney's Office are teaming up in April to empower parents to keep their children safe. This is the first in a series of videos highlighting the dangers of sextortion and what parents can do to stop it. WATCH: https://lnkd.in/exSUcFCP #HopeStartsHere

Image-based abuse can be many different things. For example, someone may share (or threaten to share) intimate photos or videos of a person without their permission. This is against the law. The eSafety Commissioner website helps Australians prevent and deal with harm caused by serious online abuse. You can learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gimH3e7 If you are affected by image-based abuse, support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, text on 0458 737 732 or chat online via www.1800RESPECT.org.au (Image text: The eSafety Commissioner website can help you if you have been affected by image-based abuse, to understand: What you can report, How to collect evidence, What is illegal and restricted online content.) #1800RESPECT #counselling #support #relationships #familyviolence #domesticviolence #sexualviolence #imagebasedabuse #abuse

We are all extremely busy, and it can be so easy to let the day go by without sitting down to talk about what your child is doing online. However, taking the time to do it is more than just making sure they are doing safe, age-appropriate things online. It is also an extra shield of protection. It can often happen that online predators will ask early on if their potential victim talks to their parents about what they do online. This can be to ❕ gauge supervision ❕ establish trust ❕ identify vulnerability ❕ plan manipulation So, as difficult as it is to find the time and willingness to discuss online activities, doing so can make a world of difference when critical situations arise. #strongertogether #onlinesafety #awarenessmatters #thefutureisnow

Today is a discussion with a friend and colleague working in the space of child sexual abuse online where we once again take a look at the approaches used in the removal of this kind of material to protect children online. The discussion take us on a broad approach to the reporting of, classifications of child sexual abuse, or exploitation, platform violations, adult sexual material, nudes, cartoon versions and the who, what and how of the way in which social media and other websites are removing these images, videos and other types of material. Andy is great at explaining what parents and professionals working with children can keep their eyes and ears open to, having worked in/for social media companies in the past and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience in this domain. We discuss 'that question' relating to banning, removing, delaying and more and have a long conversation bout the actual pragmatics about why we think this is wont work on a global level given that this is where the internet is. We consider the approaches of many of the internet safety spaces and what is being said in the realms of trust and safety and what the risks and dangers really are. No spoilers but please do listen to this section if you have been led to believe that a ban or delay is the solution to a problem that is much more complicated than a simple 'don't' approach. Why parents are not aware of the technical issue at a tech, industry and government level. We do talk about the great work that social media channels are taking to address some of the issues that are being discussed in todays session, and we put out a plea to the whole of the industries and techn companies to come together in a way that allows us to address the societal issues. We (and I most certainly say wholeheartedly) duly request that we put the children and vulnerable in the centre of our conversations with the interest of the children and vulnerable as the main focus of the conversation.

Have you heard of digital domestic abuse? It is when someone monitors, stalks, harasses, threatens, controls or impersonates another person using technology. This could involve stalking through social media, harassment by text message or humiliation by posting pictures or videos, for example. Digital abuse can happen to anyone, but it most often happens alongside other types of domestic abuse. Find out more about spotting the signs and how to protect yourself from digital domestic abuse: https://lnkd.in/eHe_Qcp8

We can’t assume that people are going to disclose abuse they experienced early in life. 45% of those who responded to the Active Witness Input Form revealed they didn't disclose the abuse they experienced until decades later. Disclosure can’t be the only way we learn how to keep young people safe, or what helps those who have been harmed recover. Discover ways to keep young people safe: https://lnkd.in/g3FP_fQS

What kind of an impact will this really have? Online exploitation and abuse of teens online is critical to address, and more needs to be done to detect online grooming and abuse. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gGT26MWf ABC7