Following a public consultation earlier this year, the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has now published the updated Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring Definitions for 2025. These definitions continue to support education settings and providers across the UK in understanding what should be considered ‘appropriate’ in the context of statutory safeguarding responsibilities—particularly in light of evolving technologies and updated government guidance.
Researchers at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics analyzed more than 35,000 Google Play reviews of Replika, a chatbot marketed as a judgment-free virtual friend. The study found more than 800 complaints describing harassment and inappropriate conduct, including unsolicited sexual advances and explicit images.
Roblox has recently launched some new parental controls, offering more transparency and management over young people’s accounts. The new features allow parents to block specific friends, as well as view more detailed insights into their child’s activity. Roblox has incorporated more real-time awareness that can be adapted depending on where parents feel most comfortable, and can be adjusted as their child’s digital experiences develop.
The fourth annual report from the national Domestic Homicide Project which works across England and Wales was published in March 2025. The report examines all deaths identified by police as domestic abuse related to improve understanding of risk indicators, victim, and perpetrator demographics.
Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said.
The UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with a punishment of up to five years in prison.
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