Social Media Ban
This week The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024, was passed by the House.....
December 2024
The Kidfluencer
It is always important to me to get the balance right between educating people and not scaring them....
April 2024
Discord
Speak to any young gamer, and Discord is the platform at the forefront of any conversation. It is the.....
February 2024
The Future?
Since about 2019, I have been saying to all of my schools, "It seems like you almost need a full.....
December 2024
Meta Lies
Lies are now the standard response! This is what an organisation with zero accountability does.....
August 2024
Act Now
Everyone else seems to be stepping up to the plate, except those who should be the most.....
August 2024
Sextortion
This is a crime which is rising all over the planet and one which can affect us all.....
March 2024
Silence
This my friends is exactly what I am on about! Those in need of help are ignored.....
November 2024
Online Harm
We have those who are allowing harm to occur, completely ignoring its existence.....
July 2024
Faceless
This my friends is exactly what I am on about! Those in need of help are ignored.....
April 2024
Nudes
The sending of Intimate Images is always a difficult subject to cover, especially within schools.....
March 2024
Ban or Not?
This is a debate which is dividing the Cyber Safety community. What happens next will.....
November 2024
The Author: For close to 20 years, Paul has been working at the coalface of online crime. Since 2008, he has worked specifically with juvenile victims and their families and has used those experiences to gain highly valuable knowledge and insight into the design and workings of the online world. Since leaving the Western Australia Police in 2014, Paul has grown to become one of the nations most recognised and highly awarded speakers in the fields of Cyber Safety and Internet Awareness.
Over the past decade, Paul has played a pivitol role in the development of Cyber Safety education in Australian schools. He has played a lead role in the development of legislation in Western Australia and regularly provides expert evidence to courts in ustralia and overseas. Paul shares his knowledge and experience with readers in the blogs he posts on this page.