Privacy on Instagram
To help you with your privacy on Instagram, we’ve put together a few things to think about. Instagram provides privacy setting options, so that people …
Tips & advice
Privacy on Twitter
To help you protect your privacy on Twitter, we’ve put together some pointers about the types of information you might want to think about protecting …
Privacy on Facebook
We’ve put together the top things to consider to help you with your privacy on Facebook. Facebook provides privacy setting options, so that people have …
Advice for parents
Advice for parents about online grooming
As young people become more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know. Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes your child …
Social media advice for parents
Social media can be a great way to stay connected to friends and family, however there can be some risks too. We’ve put together some …
Advice on how to talk to your child about porn
The internet has made it a lot easier for children and young people to access porn online. Most online porn is free and doesn’t require …
Online scams
Travel accommodation scams
It is now so easy to compare prices and book your travel online. From time to time we do come across instances of people taking …
Understanding fake sextortion email scams
There has been a spike of reports about an email scam where the scammer pretends to have intimate recordings of a person in order to …
Tips to avoid scams
In 2018, $33 million dollars in scam losses was reported Netsafe. This figure is up by $10.1 million dollars compared to 2017. We know that …
Recent Work
Safe Clicks
We’re always looking to collaborate on projects that help people confidently access online opportunities and reduce online harm. We have partnered with Miss New Zealand …
Join the 2020 YAS
Netsafe’s Youth Action Squad (YAS) equips young people with the knowledge and skills to spark discussion, plan initiatives, lead activities and enact positive change around …
Don’t be a Nick
Today we launched a new digital campaign targeted at young people around the issue of sharing nudes online without consent – also known as image-based …