What is it?

Developed by members of the UK Online Harms Early Warning Working Group*, new guidance has been published for protecting online images on public platforms from AI manipulation and abuse. This guidance provides practical advice and poses considerations for education settings and organisations working with children and young people for managing the risk of images on websites, social media and other online spaces from AI abuse.

Who is it for?

The guidance is for education settings and organisations working with children and young people with a public-facing and online presence.

What it includes

• A breakdown of the key risks posed by poor image security management, including vulnerability to AI misuse.
• Rationale for good image security, such as safeguarding children and young people.
• A checklist of actions for organisations that covers staff and training, parental consent, and image audits.
• Best practice for image security where images of children and young people are used on online platforms, such as school websites and social media.
• Actions for organisations when images of children and young people are maliciously altered or abused.
• A list of additional resources including guides for implementing good image security.

Where to find it

The full guidance can be found on the Image Guidance for Education Settings page of UK Safer Internet Centre website.

* The members of the UK Online Harms Early Warning Working Group are:

• Childnet
• Education Scotland
• Embrace (Child Victims of Crime)
• Internet Watch Foundation
• Lucy Faithfull Foundation
• Marie Collins Foundation
• National Crime Agency, CEOP Education
• NSPCC
• Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
• Samaritans
• SWGfL
• Tell MAMA
• The Children’s Society
• Welsh Government