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Cybersafety Help Button

Cybersafety Help Button

The Cybersafety Help Button is an initiative of the Australian Government aimed at keeping children and teenagers safe online. Cyberbullying scams and fraud, offensive content and unwanted contact are all common risks for children and teenagers.

The Cybersafety Help Button is available to all Australians to download from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy website at www.dbcde.gov.au/helpbutton.

It will work with all the major Windows and Mac operating systems.

The Cybersaftey Help Button is an application that can sit either on the screen or the taskbar. The Help button takes the user to the web page that provides information and assistance to deal with cyberbullying.

There are three functions: -

Talk – There is a direct link to Kids Helpline resources where students can talk to a professional counsellor.

Report ­– By clicking the report function, users can click through directly to site-specific cybersafety information on participating social networking and online games sites, or report abuse experienced on that site.

Users can also access links to report scams and fraud, to report inappropriate content to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and to report improper contact or behaviour to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Learn – The learn  function provides access to cybersafety and security education resources via the Stay Smart Online website and the ACMA's Cybersmart site.

The Cybersafety Help button encourages children and teenagers to be safe, to be smart and to play their part in creating a safe online world.

 


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