Netsafe Lab is our technical tools, information and research insights section. We have created it to contribute to the continuing improvement of online safety through data, policy development and technological solutions, for the benefit of people in New Zealand, the Pacific and the wider world.
While new technologies offer a number of benefits and opportunities, their use is accompanied by challenges and potential risks. This includes the different forms of abuse and intimidation. As part of its functions as the Approved Agency under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015, Netsafe has conducted the first in a series of Annual Population…
Netsafe, The Office of the eSafety Commissioner (Australia) and UK Safer Internet Centre with the University of Plymouth (UK) have collaborated on research culminating in this report on young people’s experience of sending and sharing nude and nearly nude images, otherwise known as sexting. This work builds on jointly presented research by these agencies at…
Over the last ten years the sharing of nude images or videos (sometimes known as “sexting”) by young people has emerged as a concern. Despite this, no research had been conducted on the prevalence of the sharing of nudes among young New Zealanders. This study addresses this and raises important questions for all those with…
Netsafe and the Ministry for Women have worked together to create a report exploring the differences in the ways young people experience harm online. This research is the first of its kind in New Zealand to investigate gendered differences in online harm from the point of view of girls and boys. It presents young New…
