UK safety tech sector sees strong sales and job growth
Summary
More than one hundred companies spread across the UK are creating innovative products and services to make online platforms, apps and websites safer. UK tech firms are at the cutting-edge developing practical solutions to the risks posed by the internet so that it continues to be a benefit not a detriment to people’s lives. These firms include GoBubble, based in Chester, which is partnering with Professional Footballers Australia and FTSE 250 companies to protect their social media channels from online hate and abuse. Cyacomb, based in Edinburgh, is working with law enforcement agencies in Germany, Canada and across the US to detect illegal child sexual abuse content. As these reports make clear, upcoming regulation can stimulate innovation and deliver safer and better designed online services for children and young people."