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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA)'s work aims to tackle potentially harmful online selling practices.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.
Advice on how to stay secure online from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform allows people to search user generated content.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to create anonymous or multiple accounts.
Guidance for those affected by changes to UK immigration and borders due to coronavirus.
One hour GDS Academy online course on tools and techniques for leading interactive and engaging meetings in virtual rooms.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
This page brings together research commissioned by DCMS related to onlines harms. It informs government policy to prevent harm related to online activities. It also contains research by the UK Council for Internet Safety.
How to meet your new sponsor and their family, while staying safe online. Also information about how to stay safe in the UK.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
This page brings together advice from social media platforms about online security.
How to use a before-and-after study to evaluate your digital health product.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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