Every Child Deserves a Safer Digital Nest
Project OWL helps parents and families recognise online warning signs, improve cybersecurity and find the safest next step when something does not feel right.
Family cybersecurity, without the jargon
Six practical steps. Ten minutes each. We explain the why, and give you exactly what to click.
- Device updates
- Password protection
- Two-factor authentication
- Privacy settings
- App permissions
- Account recovery
Your family has completed important protections.
Common online threats
Plain-English explanations, with what to do next.
Building trust, gifts, secrecy, moving to private chats.
Threats to share intimate images unless money is sent.
Repeated unkind, threatening or humiliating messages.
Fake logins, prize scams, urgent security warnings.
Free Robux, V-Bucks, gift cards, account trades.
Password reuse, SIM swaps, session hijacks.
Fake profiles pretending to be a friend or teacher.
AI-generated images, voices, or 'undressing' apps.
Is this app safe for my child?
Search 15+ platforms for age guidance, chat & privacy features and recommended settings.
Anniversary review finds meaningful progress on age checks but harmful content, contact risks and algorithmic amplification still widespread. Talk to your child about what they've seen this term.
Regulator is assessing whether TikTok's risk assessment and safety measures adequately protect UK children from harmful content under the Online Safety Act. Expect tighter defaults over coming weeks.
Government preparing legislation aligning with Australia-style age limits on major platforms. No change today, but discuss what a family transition would look like.
The tactics predators use are boring, predictable, and always the same.
Every case we've read about — every single one — follows the same five steps: target, gain trust, isolate, desensitise, extort. Once you know the pattern you can spot it in ten seconds instead of ten months.
No subscription. No adverts aimed at children. No selling of family data. We're funded by grants and donations from people who agree that basic safeguarding should never sit behind a paywall.
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- Open information, no gatekeeping