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Screen-Safe PodcastAuthor: Anna Sarjantson
Welcome to the Screen-Safe Podcast!If you are a parent, carer or teacher who feels overwhelmed, frustrated or constantly on the back foot as to what our children are seeing and doing online today, you are in the right place!Join me, Anna, founder of Screen-Safe as I give you lots of tips, tools and support all about keeping your child safer online. From managing screentime, cyberbullying, viewing pornography, navigating social media and so much more - we will be covering it all - after all, nothing is left out online!Parenting can be hard - adding in technology can take it to another level! This podcast will help you feel informed, supported and equipped to deal with the fast paced online world our children are growing up in - afterall - WE are their best form of online protection. Language: en-gb Genres: Education for Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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16 - Deepfakes, AI and Children: What Parents Need to Know Now
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
This episode explores the growing risk of AI-generated deepfakes and non-consensual intimate images, and what this means for children and families.Anna explains how easily realistic images and videos can now be created using widely available apps, often without technical skill, age checks, or safeguards. While much public attention has focused on one platform, the reality is that hundreds of tools already exist that allow people to manipulate images, remove clothing, or generate explicit content of real people without consent.Crucially, this is not just about adults harming children. Increasingly, these tools are being used in child-on-child abuse, bullying, blackmail, and sextortion. Even creating or requesting these images, whether shared or not, can now constitute a criminal offence.The episode also highlights a second major risk: AI chatbots. Many children and teenagers are using chatbots as confidants, friends, or emotional support, often without adults realising. Unlike trusted adults, these tools cannot safeguard, escalate concerns, or protect young people. In some cases, they have actively provided harmful or inappropriate advice.The key message for parents and carers is clear: this is a fast-moving space, and nobody is expected to know everything. What matters most is keeping conversations open, calm, and ongoing so children feel safe to speak up, ask questions, and seek real human support.Learn more or get support: www.screen-safe.co.ukSend me an instant voicemail : https://www.speakpipe.com/screensafeSend me an email : anna@screen-safe.co.uk
