Northern Rail has issued an appeal to customers to avoid watching 'Not Safe For Work' (NSFW) content on trains.
Content considered ‘NSFW’ can range in scale from inappropriate jokes and bad language to offensive topics and explicit material. For many people, their commute or downtime on a train is chance to catch-up on online content from the day, but Northern has urged people to avoid any content they wouldn't feel comfortable looking at while at work on the train or the platform.
It has reminded customers that the internet that you can access in stations or on trains is delivered in partnership with 'Friendly-WiFi', which is a government-initiated safe certification standard for public WiFi. This means the WiFi will automatically filter out content which is inappropriate, particularly in areas likely to have children present like trains.
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Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “We welcome millions of people into our stations and on-board our trains every year – and access to safe and reliable internet is part and parcel of our customers’ expectations. It is important, however, that people remember that some content is not suitable for everyone to see or hear - particularly children.
“As such, if something is ‘not suitable for work’ it’s more than likely not suitable in our stations or on-board our trains either – so please wait until you get home.”
Bev Smith, director of Friendly WiFi, said: “We are excited to be working with Northern as a ‘Friendly WiFi’ certified train operator. They were passionate throughout the process to achieve the standard to ensure a great experience online for all their customers whilst travelling with them.”
Northern has been a member of the scheme, which is delivered in partnership with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), since 2017.
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