Social Media companies are under fire again following racist abuse against England’s football players, the Government has released its new online media literacy strategy to improve recognition of fake news and we report on a growth in stalking during the pandemic.

We report on the latest update to KCSIE, the launch of a new resource for vulnerable children and their carers, efforts to reduce online radicalisation of children, new EU powers to detect signs of child abuse online and more.

We report on malware in pirated games, Ofsted’s new assessment of how schools tackle sexual abuse and harassment, the risk of defamatory tweets, DCMS guidance for protecting children online, and calls for evidence on school behaviour and Prevent.

We report on a new tool from Childline in collaboration with the IWF to help children report and remove online nudes, a new risk awareness campaign from 5Rights and the tactics used to target and radicalise young people online.

We report this week on new research into self-harm and opportunities to spot it earlier, how abuse in online gaming affects girls’ engagement with this activity and the online recruitment tactics of County Lines gangs.

You may have been following the recent harrowing reports from the Manchester Arena Inquiry which have highlighted the importance of vigilance from all of us to the risk of terrorism.

Ofsted’s report into sexual abuse in schools and online is the headline subject in this week’s newsletter, with the finding that many teachers underestimate the prevalence of the problem.