Sexting is the name given to the act of sending or receiving nude images, videos or texts and also covers underwear and sexual content. We’ve put together some of the most commonly asked questions to help you understand the risks and options available. WHAT ARE THE RISKS WITH SEXTING? Once you share an image with…
Before young people start using technology, it’s crucial you talk to them about the type of things they might see online and develop strategies on how to deal with upsetting content. Your child may find things they never intended to look at so talking regularly about their online activities and encouraging them to come to…
Sometimes young people will see inappropriate, offensive or illegal content online even if they haven’t sought it out. It can pop-up during a game, someone could send you a link, a search can show explicit images or a misspelt word could return unexpected content. It’s hard to know what to do in this situation so Netsafe has developed some…
The internet has opened up many opportunities for young people to gain access to enormous amounts of content. This content can be educational, informative and fun. Unfortunately, it has exposed young people to graphic imagery, adult material and objectionable content that would have been harder to stumble across in a pre-internet era. Nobody’s immune from…
Preventing, deterring & mitigating harmful digital communications
In February 2014 NetSafe made a written submission on the Harmful Digital Communications Bill to the New Zealand Parliament’s Justice and Electoral Select Committee. The bill was drafted to implement the Government’s approach to addressing harmful digital communications. This approach was largely based on the findings of the Law Commission’s 2012 Ministerial Briefing paper, Harmful…
