National Online Safety provide schools with helpful updates regarding different features of the online world to be aware of as educators.
 

"At National Online Safety, it is our mission to make the internet a safer place for children. We will achieve this through equipping school staff, parents and children with the knowledge they need to understand online dangers and how best to react should an incident arise."

Recent guidance focuses on the rise of rapidly accessible AI chatbots, this helpful guide (available here) shares some aspects for us to be mindful of.

Artifical intelligence - particularly in terms of how it generates natural language - has seen significant development over the last six months, with companies releasing new AI-based software or adding an AI element to existing apps (such as Snapchat for example). One form of AI to become increasingly popular has been the 'AI friend' or chatbot, as children eagerly experiment with these new-found computer-generated companions. There are now numerous apps available with the 'virtual friend' functionality, with the likelihood of it being added to other successful platforms soon.