Having nudes online is scary,
but there is hope to get it taken down.

This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.

Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) works to educate people on issues related to online safety and child sexual exploitation. 

Keep it Real Online :  an online hub with information to raise awareness of the online harms faced by rangatahi and tamariki with information, tools and resources for parents, educators, and youth on a range of online harms such as porn, bullying, relationships, grooming, and misinformation.  https://www.keepitrealonline.govt.nz/

These resources, from the Classification Office, include insights from young people and what it means for adults supporting them. They have been peer reviewed by Youthline NZ and clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland from Umbrella Wellbeing.

Talking with our kids about what they might come across online is one of the best ways to help keep them safe. Here are some questions and ideas to help get you started.

With one in four children being exposed to online porn by the age of twelve or younger, it's critical we know what they're seeing—and it's critical we talk to them about it.

Parenting expert and educator Jo Robertson gives a step-by-step guide for all things screens, safety & sexual wellbeing with 17 videos covering consent, puberty, online safety, ‘stranger danger’, sleepovers and more.

This self-guided online course from Parenting Place offers practical ways to go slower, build safer boundaries, strengthen connection and respond calmly when challenges arise. Holly Brooker offers expertise.

This report was commissioned by ACC and co-authored by Makes Sense & Safe Surfer, with contribution from Nikki Denholm, The Light Project NZ. It highlights the urgent need to protect young people from digital sexual harms, while also empowering them to navigate the online world safely.

Here’s a quick overview on how algorithms work to give us an idea of why extremely harmful content might be appearing in a newsfeed. Knowing about algorithms and how they work can help us to talk with rangatahi about how they can try to control or ‘curate’ their online experience in a positive way.

An evidence based NZ website for parents, caregivers, professionals and young people on how to positively navigate the new porn landscape

NZ is ranked in the Women, Peace and Security Index as one of the safest places in the world to be a woman but rates of sexual violence are higher than in comparable countries.

Thorn’s annual report of Youth Perspectives on Online Safety represents the fifth year of data collection on youth behaviors and attitudes toward online safety topics. This year expands to include emerging threats such as AI-generated CSAM (“deepfake nudes”) and sextortion.

This infographic highlights the key takeouts and results from the 2022 Commonsense Research into Porn and Teens.

This new report explores how a demographically representative sample of US teens engaged with or experienced porn online.

Tips on how start and continue the conversations around porn, sex, and tech, with our kids and how to keep them safe online.

Research findings of a survey on how and why young New Zealanders view online pornography

On this episode, host Kris Perry talks with Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, about the hidden dangers of social media algorithms, the risks youth face on various popular platforms, and the urgent need for transparency and accountability in digital spaces.