In this episode Andy and I continue our series of chatting with people from across the Online Harms world. Today we talk to Georgia Street (no relation), from the Revenge Porn Helpline and the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, both run by South West Grid for Learning.

If you want to get in touch with either helplines, their details are below:

Revenge Porn Helpline: call 0345 6000 459 or email [email protected]

Professionals Online Safety Helpline: call 0344 381 4772 or email [email protected]

In this episode, Andy and I chat with Ken Corish about Project Evolve.

Ken mentions a couple of reports which you might want to check out:

Ofcom - Online Nation Report, 2023

Department for Education - Generative AI in Education

In this episode we give our usual brand of straight forward harm reduction advice, this time about gaming. We talk about managing frustration, how worried you should really be about gaming with strangers and whether there's any truth in the idea that staring at a screen will give you square eyes.

If you have any questions about the Digital Resilience project, you can contact me or Andy:

Louisa - [email protected]

Andy - [email protected]

In this episode we discuss the pervasive belief that your phone is listening to you - we tell exactly why your phone doesn't need to listen to you, and give you some tips if you find yourself constantly telling other people that their phones aren't listening to them!

In this episode we talk about responding to online hate and conspiracy theories using the harm reduction approach.

I mention an article in the Conversation which suggests a number of ways to challenge people who believe in conspiracy theories in a supportive way. You can find it here.

I also mention an episode of one of my favourite podcasts: Revisionist History, which is highly recommended if you want to brush up on your debating skills.

Andy talks about a great article by Emily Setty about online misogyny influencers which you can read here.

And finally Andy also mentions a book called The Other Pandemic.

In this episode we're giving practical advice on how to use a harm reduction approach when talking to young people about sexting. We discuss talking about sexting in the context of consent, rather than as a stand alone issue, and explain why that matters.

We also mention a couple of resources in this episode, the first is a brilliant book called Sexting Panic which makes for really interesting reading if you deal with issues around sexting regularly.

Andy talks about the South West Grid for Learning resource 'So You Got Naked Online', which is a really useful resource which you can use with young people.

Information and Support is available at the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, if you're dealing with an issue and need advice.

And lastly, I mention the podcast Hot Money which is a great listen and gives a real insight into how the porn industry works!

In this episode we talk about what the term 'legal but harmful' means in relation to online content, why you might have heard it, and what sort of content it's referring to.

We also discuss potential responses to legal but harmful content, and what advice to give parents who are concerned about their children being exposed to this sort of content.

In this episode Andy and I discuss our approach to the risk young people face online, and respond to concerns that we are too risk tolerant. We talk about why this may seem to be the case, the importance of dealing with the issues in front of you (rather than policy issues) and why it's important to be specific about the age of children and young people we're talking about.

Andy mentions that we're alway happy for people to get in touch if they have any concerns about online risk, including how worried to be about issues. You can email us at the below addresses:

Louisa - [email protected]

Andy - [email protected]

In this episode Andy and I talk about some interesting approaches to discussing porn with young people, including what is and isn't real about porn - whether it's acting, lighting or body types, and what our experience of talking to young people about porn has been. If you're a teacher, social worker, youth worker or anyone who works with young people, this podcast can help you tackle the subject of porn!

I mention a podcast called Hot Money which you can access at: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hot-money-who-rules-porn/id1621757273

I also mention a TikTok creator who talks about her experience of working in the porn industry - you can find her at: @alisonreyx

To see a transcript of this episode go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRKc2Rx0n9NQjqIV6lKWIHWpb-TgdgMG4hWROtfXtSN9L1MxLaPqwUdvr7pL96Zn2Bw0tRwJSS4cZzt/pub.

In this episode we discuss the Principles of Harm Reduction, which we've pinched from substance use and applied to digital behaviour. You can find the Principles at harmreduction.org.

Building on our previous episode which introduced the idea of Harm Reduction, we're getting into detail about what harm reduction from a digital resilience perspective looks like and how you can ensure you're using a harm reduction approach, rather than scare tactics  - if you're not sure about the difference, scare tactics tend to lean on ideas like 'it's illegal/it's dangerous and if you do it something awful will happen'.

To see a transcript of this episode go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTxUtia33s48N0GH3our35G9clj50LBV2gQlhJd18OCnUPonchfEpXI6OghEca-tTRs4N9NXvby-dZJ/pub.