Dark Web Explained

Subject:

Citizenship, cyber skills, ICT

Publisher:

NCA

For The Dark Web Explained for parents and carers please visit our Parents and Carers website. This is for professionals working with children and young people.

What is The Dark Web Explained?

This resource has been developed by the National Crime Agency in collaboration with The Children’s Society and Marie Collins Foundation in response to recommendations from professionals and from research which found that many professionals, parents and carers do not understand the Dark Web and feel unequipped to talk to a young person about it should the need arise.

The Dark Web explained consists of a short informational film with a separate fact sheets for professionals and parents and carers. The resource can help you to:

• understand what the Dark Web is
• know why and how some young people might access the Dark Web
• feel confident having conversations and supporting young people who are accessing the Dark Web

How should it be used?

The film and fact sheets have been created to help you understand more about the Dark Web to enable you to feel confident and better equipped to have conversations with young people who are using the Dark Web, if required.

Parents and carers can be directed to the specific parents and carers page to access the specific fact sheet and film tailored for care givers.

This resource is not intended for young people. We strongly advise that you do not have conversations about the Dark Web with children and young people who are not already interested in or using the Dark Web.