The 4C’s of Online Safety Part 4: How to Protect Child Data

Children are online at a younger age than ever, and for longer — according to Tech Advisor, children’s mobile phone usage has nearly doubled since the pandemic began. While we have data protection laws in place to protect children’s privacy online, it’s important that we teach ourselves and the children in our care how to use the internet safely, and the 4C’s can help you protect child data.   …

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Online Predators Are on the Rise During COVID-19 – Some Tips on How to Keep Your Children Safe

How often have you felt distracted, occupied, or even disconnected from those in your household, and not think it was a big deal? Pay attention parents! You may think that your children are safer now than ever because of the stay-at-home order and travel restrictions, but in reality, they are more susceptible to an even …

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Keeping Children Safe Online — The Importance of Web Filtering in Today’s Unregulated World

At Netsweeper, our data shows that child exploitation, cybercrime, and illicit content are on the rise on the internet – child exploitation sites alone have quadrupled since the pandemic again, and the Internet Watch Foundation has seen a 77% increase in the amount of self-generated child sexual abuse content. Now more than ever, web filtering has become a necessity to protect users on the internet.

Pornhub, Big Tech and the Silent Victims of COVID-19

COVID-19 has been big business for child exploitation. So, I wasn’t surprised to see news reports about the alleged non-consensual porn, child-sex abuse and rape on the website Pornhub — a Quebec-based company with a huge global following.

Staying Connected and Protected

According to the Global Threat Assessment 2021, 54% of children globally have experienced at least one harmful online sexual encounter in their lifetime. Our Gen Z’s and Alpha’s entire lives are digital. Children grow up immersed in social media, their academic and social lives have gone from in person to online, and technology has kept …

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How to Control Internet Content and Lost Tax Revenue

There is nothing new about written laws — they have been around for thousands of years, and they predate paper. The internet has changed the landscape and governments are now struggling to enforce the law of the land on the internet. Since the digital introduction of business on the internet, existing laws have rarely been enforced online. Governments have traditionally only taken …

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Bringing an End to Bullying

At one point bullying used to be much different than what it is now. It used to take the form of shoving someone on the playground, picking someone last to be on your dodgeball team, or not making room at your table in the cafeteria. But in today’s world, bullying takes on a whole other …

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The Growing Challenges of CSAM Worldwide

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is a distressing and deeply concerning issue that has emerged as a growing challenge worldwide. With the rapid advancement of technology and the pervasive nature of the internet, the distribution and consumption of CSAM have reached alarming proportions. The internet has provided an unprecedented platform for the dissemination of CSAM, …

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