Samsung

What we are doing together

In partnership with Samsung, we’re working together to ensure that up to date, easy to understand, relevant information is provided to parents whose children have access to Samsung devices connected to the Internet.

This spans beyond their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to their range of smart TVs and smart fridges. Through our joint microsite, we want to ensure millions of children can safely benefit from seamless connectivity at home and on the move.

We recognise the importance of equipping parents, carers and guardians with the confidence and knowledge of online safety to ensure children and young people enjoy the benefits of technology safely.

Offering advice at the right time

Samsung is ensuring colleagues in their stores across the country are provided with the right information and training to help families set up and support their children to use Samsung’s devices safely with parental control tools such as Galaxy for Families and Samsung Kids.

Samsung has proudly supported Safer Internet Day since 2017 by campaigning to raise awareness of the importance of online safety through digital campaigns and workshops in-store.

Since 2020 Samsung and Internet Matters have delivered a series of free child online safety workshops for parents and carers, offering experience with the safety features and applications across Samsung devices, as well as fun activity-based workshops for children to encourage creative thinking about staying safe in a digital world.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we created an online safety web video series, offering a range of insights and expert advice to help keep families safe online.

In 2021 The Online Together Project was launched – a series of interactive educational tools to encourage open conversations about online safety between parents and children. The tool offers age-specific information and advice on topics such as tackling online hate and gender stereotypes online.

Recognising the need to support educators and to support children’s literacy, in 2024 we created lesson plans for each module of The Online Together Project and Artificial Intelligence (AI). These free resources are designed for teachers and youth leaders to use with children aged 6+ in classrooms or youth groups.

Empowering people with the right tools

As one of the world’s largest technology companies, Samsung continues to invest in building online safety into product innovation through in-built apps, safety features and tools for mobile devices, such as Galaxy for Families and Samsung Kids, and control features across their digital appliances to make them easy-to-use and family-friendly. Internet Matters and Samsung’s simple guides will help parents find simple tips that can create a safe environment for their children to explore the Internet.

Deborah Honig – Chief Customer Officer, Samsung Electronics UK

“We believe that technology can make a real, positive impact on the lives of young people and their families. Whilst a lot of the dialogue surrounding online safety can focus on digital channels and software, it’s equally important to understand the vital role that hardware can play towards safeguarding young people online. As one of world’s largest device and appliance manufacturers, we take this responsibility very seriously. Not only do we design our products with safety and security in mind, we’re also taking action, collaborating with organisations devoted to promoting online safety, and offering online and in-store educational programmes on our product safety features alongside practical workshops for children, teachers and parents.”