The BBC Own It is a British information site designed to protect and support children using the Internet. While the

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Own It app has been retired, the Own It website still provides online safety advice to children, parents and teachers. As part of the BBC's partnership with

Internet Matters Internet Matters is a not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Launched in May 2014 by the United Kingdom's largest internet service providers BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, the organisation offers child internet safety advice ...

, the not-for-profit contributes to content on the BBC Own It website.

History

In 2016, The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge established The Royal Foundation Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying. The BBC Own It App work began in 2017 in response to a call for action from the Taskforce. In December 2017, the

launched Own It. In November 2018, work on the BBC Own It App was announced by

Prince William William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educa ...

. In September 2019, the BBC Own It App was launched into the

AppStore The App Store is an app store platform, developed and maintained by Apple Inc., for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems. The store allows users to browse and download approved apps developed within Apple's iOS Software Devel ...

and

Google Play Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store and formerly the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certified devices running on the Android (operating sys ...

. In 2022, the app was retired. However, the website is still active.

Awards

* UXUK award for Best Education or Learning Experience (2019) *

Banff World Media Festival The Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event held in the Canadian Rockies The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising b ...

Rockies Award for Children & Youth Interactive Content (2020) * CogX Award for Best Innovation In Natural Language Processing (2020)

External links

Own It

References

{{reflist BBC children's television shows Cyberbullying Mobile applications