ProTechThem

18/09/2025

The ProTechThem project has developed awareness-raising resources to improving cybersecurity behaviours amongst parents, guardians, schools, and others who share information about children online. One of the resources is an animated video that is based on findings from the project. The video provides information about risks and how to access safety tips.

This video is based on findings from the ProTechThem interdisciplinary research project which was funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council and...

21/03/2023

Hello from the ProTechThem team and more about the UK Sharenting Survey.

Calling parents in the UK! Please take part in the UK Sharenting Survey. https://www.protechthem.org/the-uk-sharenting-survey/

28/02/2023

Do you share photos or updates about your kids on Facebook or other social media sites? Do you worry about the risks or think they're over-exaggerated?
Take our 15 minute survey and help contribute to research on how online sharing might lead to serious (cyber) crimes and harms, and how we can better protect children and their parents/guardians from this.
Survey link:
https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25hD8MPN26iJAYC
The survey is open to parents/guardians living in the UK.
As a thank you, participants can enter a draw for a £15 shopping voucher. We have 100 vouchers to give away to participants drawn at random after the survey closes on the 30th April 2023.

This study is carried out by researchers from the University of Southampton (ERGO/Ethics Number: 79344]. For more information visit: https://www.protechthem.org/the-uk-sharenting-survey/

09/02/2023

Do you share photos or updates about your kids on Facebook or Instagram? Do you ask for parenting advice in groups? Do you think parents share too much online or think the risks are over-exaggerated?
Take our sharenting survey and tell us! https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25hD8MPN26iJAYC
This 15 minutes survey is open to parents/guardians living in the UK. Participants have the opportunity to enter a shopping voucher prize draw. It has ethical clearance from the University of Southampton, ERGO: 79344.
For more info visit: https://www.protechthem.org/the-uk-sharenting-survey/

23/01/2023

Do you share photos about your kids on Facebook? Are you a mum/dad blogger or proud parent poster? Do you worry about the risks or think they're overexaggerated?
Take our sharenting survey and tell us what you think! https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25hD8MPN26iJAYC

The ProTechThem Sharenting Survey, is being run by the University of Southampton (Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology) to understand how ‘sharenting’ - the sharing of potentially identifying or sensitive information about children by parents or guardians - might lead to serious (cyber) crimes and harms, and what can be done to change this.
The survey takes around 15 minutes and is open to parents and guardians of children (under 18) in the UK. It will run until 30th April, with a shopping voucher prize draw for participants.
More info: https://www.protechthem.org/the-uk-sharenting-survey/

01/08/2022

Our first policy brief (in EN and ITA) is out!

Resources Policy Brief no.1 (EN) – How to prevent harmful sharenting: Mitigating digital risks and systemic vulnerabilitieshttp://www.protechthem.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/424/2022/08/PolicyBrief1-ProTechThem-EN-1.pdf Policy Brief no.1 (ITA) – Come prevenire lo “sharenting” dannoso: Miti...

21/06/2022

ProTechThem is at the Environmental Criminology & Crime Analysis Symposoum (ECCA) with Anita presenting on 'Harmful and its ecosystem: Identifying existing vulnerabilities and criminogenic features of social media platforms'

21/06/2022

ProTechThem is at the Narrative Criminology Conference with Dr Lavorgna giving a keynote on 'Narratives of blame and absolution: framing and managing digital risks in harmful sharenting practices'