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The festive season is here—a time for families to come together and enjoy the magic of the holidays. It’s also a period when 42% of parents admit to relaxing the rules around their children’s online activity. That’s why we launched My Family’s Digital Christmas — parents can get personalised advice using our tool full of practical resources, helping to ensure their kids explore their favourite apps, games, and devices safely. Parents also have the chance to win amazing prize bundles each week thanks to our partners Amazon , EE, Roblox Samsung Electronics UK Sky Tesco Mobile Three UK and Virgin Media O2 ! Please feel free to share with parents in your network to help keep families safe this festive season and beyond! Discover more about My Family’s Digital Christmas by visiting: https://bit.ly/3BnjXwp

It’s been a busy end to the year for our policy and research team. We published a new report on children’s experiences of nude deepfakes, briefed MPs and Peers on several debates in Parliament and responded to the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review Call for Evidence. The Curriculum Review aims to ensure that all children and young people have access to a broad and balanced curriculum that prepares them for future life and work. In our response, we called for improvements to the way that children are taught the skills necessary to keep themselves and others safe online, known as ‘media literacy’. We shared our learnings about children’s and parents’ experiences online and our recommendations for ensuring every child leaves school with the skills they need to thrive in a digital world. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/emW39esT

Parents are sometimes concerned about the potential risks associated with getting their child their first gaming console. Our 'My First Console' campaign, created with our partner Electronic Arts, contains a comprehensive series of resources to help ease that concern. These resources offer parents detailed advice on safe practices for children entering the gaming world. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3Ooh7Kt

So proud to pick up the MRS Award for Media Research last night with BMG Research for our Children’s Wellbeing in a Digital World Index. Now in its fourth year it was great to see this work on understanding how the digital world impacts children’s wellbeing recognised by the industry. Thanks and congratulations to all involved. BMG Research Market Research Society (MRS) Face Facts Research Internet Matters

So proud to pick up the MRS Award for Media Research last night with BMG Research for our Children’s Wellbeing in a Digital World Index. Now in its fourth year it was great to see this work on understanding how the digital world impacts children’s wellbeing recognised by the industry. Thanks and congratulations to all involved. BMG Research Market Research Society (MRS) Face Facts Research Internet Matters

(1/2) What a night it was 🥳 The winners of the Market Research Society and Research Live Awards 2024 🏆 were announced last night in the Grand Hall of Old Billingsgate. Congratulations to all the winners ✨ A big thank you to Walr for being the Principal Sponsor of the event 💖 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCHrmcf The winners of MRS Awards 2024 👏🏽✨ 🏅 President's Medal: Prof. Sharron Hinchliff, The University of Sheffield & Pete McKee 🏆 AQR Qualitative Excellence Awards: Sarah Jenkins & Evelyn Robertson, Magenta Research 🏆 MRS/ASC Award for Best Technology Innovation: Stravito 🏆 MRS/AURA Award for Activation of Insight: Fineline Market Research & NFU Mutual 🏆 MRS/ICG Award for Independent Consultants: Rob Waddington at futuresight 🏆 MRS Award for Applications & Impact of Data: JCDecaux, Talon & Nielsen 🏆 MRS Award for Applications of Research: Moneysupermarket Group, UM & Dynata (Campaign Against Living Miserably) 🏆 MRS B2B Network Award for Business-to-Business Research: Basis & Sage and Opinium, WORKSPACE & Sign Salad 🏆 Jeremy Bullmore Award for Creative Development Research: Ministry of Justice UK, HM Prison and Probation Service & Thinks Insight & Strategy 🏆 MRS Award for Financial Services Research: Gallup & The World Bank 🏆 MRS Award for Healthcare Research: UK Health Security Agency & Basis 🏆 MRS Pride Award for Inclusive Research: VODAFONE UK LIMITED & Thinks Insight & Strategy 🏆 MRS Award for Application of Analytics: Thinkbox, Ebiquity plc, EssenceMediacom, Gain Theory, Mindshare & Wavemaker UK 🏆 MRS Award for International Research: Gallup & Lloyd's Register Foundation 🏆 MRS Award for Media Research: Internet Matters & BMG Research #MRSAwards #MRX

175 million. That's how many Europeans that come to TikTok every month to be inspired, to learn new things, and to be entertained. Keeping our community safe has always been our top priority and it was an absolute pleasure to host journalists from all over Europe in our Transparency and Accountability Center yesterday for our European Safety Forum to talk about just this. We held a number of focused panel sessions with our in-house and external experts, covering: ▶️ Our continued work around Project Clover and delivering on our €12bn data security investment ▶️ A discussion on the 'Unfiltered' research report findings. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dUCtDyPi ▶️ Our approach to age assurance and a new multi-stakeholder dialogue designed to build knowledge and consensus on this area. ▶️ How we are beginning to roll out our in-app helpline resources in 13 European countries, working with NGOs to connect people to local helplines that provide expert support when they report content in-app for suicide, self-harm, hate and harassment. There's no finish line when it comes to safety and security, and we will continue to learn from our community, partner with experts and strive to do even better. If our users don't feel safe, they won't bring their true selves to TikTok and the platform just wouldn't be the same. Thank you to our in-house experts Chloe Setter, Nikki S., Jade Nester, Brie Pegum, Elaine Fox and Jade Nester, as well as our partners NCC Group, Internet Matters and The Centre for Information Policy Leadership for joining us. We look forward to continued partership on our ongoing plans to strengthen safety and security Read more about our latest updates: https://lnkd.in/d7dNva-8

Getting that first console opens up a whole new world to children. Which is why we, with our partner Electronic Arts (EA), want to assist parents in navigating their child's first console experience with the 'My First Console' campaign. Parents can use our carefully curated resources, which consists of easy to watch videos, detailed flipbook guides and much more, to help them understand and be equppied with the steps they need to take to ensure a safer gaming experience for their kids. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3Ooh7Kt

It is excellent to see a continued focus on the worrying rise of nude deepfakes: AI-generated, sexually explicit images. Nudifying tools work on children and our research finds that not enough is being done to stop children from coming into contact with them. Our report last month found that over half a million children in the UK (13%) already have experience with one. https://bit.ly/4eNVhuG We support Jess Asato MP in calling for nudifying tools to be banned by Government.

It's #WorldChildrensDay and 2024 marks the 100 year anniversary of the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child - a declaration that protects children's digital rights too. 💻 World Children's Day is about listening to our future - our children. And this future is digital. Children have a right to access information, and to learn, play and socialise online. But children also have the right to be protected from exploitation and violence. Two-thirds of UK children report experiencing online harm and 30% say they don't know any tools to keep them safe online. Here are some ways you can help the children in your life lead healthy digital lives: ✅Learn how to protect your children online ✅Communicate with young people ✅Access resources for your classroom Celebrating children means listening to them, but it also protecting them - because children deserve a safe digital world. https://bit.ly/40U4dvb