“Bait out” online pages are sites where users share nude images of their schoolmates who are then often bullied. According to Child Net, teenagers use the called “bait out” technique by setting up groups on social media and allowing access just once a sexual image or gossip is shared with the page owners. Otherwise, this… Read More
What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullies use the internet or a mobile phone to hurt, harass or embarrass someone. It’s receiving nasty, threatening or hurtful messages through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, WhatsApp and other social media It’s sending photos and videos of you to others without your permission to embarrass or hurt you It’s spreading rumours… Read More
Grooming is a process used by offenders and predators to prepare vulnerable young people and children: sexual abuse criminal activity violent and nonviolent extremism It’s a process, not a one-off event or act It starts with befriending online via social media Groomers use social media that use messaging, images and video such as Facebook, WhatsApp,… Read More
What are radicalisation and extremism? Radicalisation and extremism is when someone: believes and supports extremist and violent views carries out acts of violence against others for political reasons. Someone can be influenced, groomed or pressured by extremists to carry out an act of violence against people, places or organisations Extremists find a vulnerable person and… Read More
The Dark Web The dark web is like an iceberg There is the: an open web, a deep web and a dark web The open web is for searching for everyday things like on Google. The deep web is password protected and its content is not available to the public. Hospital records and databases found… Read More
Over the last year, we ran an Internet Safety campaign and survey for parents. We targetted women’s groups in hard to research communities and offered internet safety session on security, terminologies, social media, grooming, exploitation and radicalisation in order to help women build their knowledge and digital resilience. The survey was completely anonymous as we wanted to find out… Read More
The Dark Web The dark web is like an iceberg There is an open web, a deep web and a dark web. The open web is for searching everyday things like on Google. The deep web is password protected and its content is not available to the public. Hospital records and databases found on the… Read More
Online grooming Grooming is a process used by offenders and predators to prepare vulnerable young people and children for: ‣ Sexual abuse ‣ Criminal activity ‣ Violent and nonviolent extremism It’s a process, not a one-off event or act. It starts with befriending online on social media. Groomers use social media messaging, images and video…… Read More
Radicalisation explained in Punjabi What is radicalisation and extremism? Radicalisation is grooming a vulnerable person to carry out an act of violent or non-violent extremism. An extremist influences a vulnerable person to support extremist and violent beliefs and acts of violence. A vulnerable person can be influenced, groomed or pressured by extremists… to commit acts of… Read More
What is cyberbullying? Explained to parents in Punjabi Cyberbullies use the internet or a mobile phone to hurt, harass or embarrass someone. It’s receiving nasty, threatening or hurtful messages through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, WhatsApp and other social media It’s sending photos and videos of you to others without your permission to embarrass or… Read More
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