Keeping Safe from Online Scams

I am hosting Brent Carey, Chief Executive of Netsafe. This year’s theme focuses on  Keeping safe from online scams.On Thursday 27 July I am hosting Brent Carey, Chief Executive of Netsafe, New Zealand’s online safety charity. Brent serves on the Governance Committee of the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety Harms adopted by Meta (Facebook and Instagram) Google (You Tube), TikTok, Twitch and Twitter. He is involved with several bodies, including the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution and the Global Internet Forum to Counter-Terrorism Netsafety Week will help provide practical tools and harm prevention support to enable New Zealanders to get the most benefit – and the least harm – while living their digital lives. This year’s theme focuses on  Keeping safe from online scams Brent will talk about: - the impact of social media on our professional and personal lives, - how New Zealanders can arm themselves against the rise of scams, - how to have more positive experiences on some of our most popular platforms, and - tools for young people to lead positive change in their school communities. Questions for the speakers: I am accepting pre-submitted questions so we can maximize the time available.  Please email your questions to [email protected]