Tag: Internet Matters

Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters Launch Nationwide ‘Online Safety Champion’ Competition to Empower Children Through Creativity

Stuart Mitchell

As nearly 80% of parents express concern over their child’s online safety ahead of the transition to secondary school, Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters have joined forces with award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph to launch a powerful new initiative: the ‘Online Safety Champion’. This nationwide campaign is designed to help children become confident, informed digital citizens through creativity and imagination.  New research commissioned by Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters reveals that 79% of parents with children in Year 6 are worried about online risks such as bullying, peer…

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New Research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters Reveal Parents’ Fear of AI & Deepfake Threat to Kids

Stuart Mitchell

As millions of children begin their summer holidays and spend more time online, new research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters reveals parents and carers have significant concern about the threat AI poses to their children.  Three quarters (75%) of parents surveyed1 say they’re worried about the dangers of AI-generated deepfake audio and video, and more than a third (36%) consider them to be more of a threat than cyberbullying, hate speech and violent content.   Hidden Risks Research   Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters’ Hidden Risks research surveyed more…

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