Saturday Morning Podcast 22-11-2025 - Online safety & Parenting

22/11/2025 1h 45min
Saturday Morning Podcast 22-11-2025 - Online safety & Parenting

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Presenters
Abdul-Qayyum Rashid
Sadiq Butt
Khuram khokar
Faheem Nasir

Guest (in studio from 11am)
Mashood Ahmad

Mashood Ahmad is the Founder & CEO of Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit), an award-winning UK Internet Service Provider pioneering the nation’s safest, smartest broadband experience. Built on community values, Gigabit IQ delivers full-fibre connectivity, managed Wi-Fi, advanced cybersecurity, and award-winning parental controls, helping families and schools stay connected and protected. With over 25 years of experience in telecommunications and deep domain expertise across fibre networks, AI, and digital safety, Mashood has led the company’s expansion from a rural pilot in Surrey to over 500 towns and villages nationwide.

He is also the creator of ParentLine.ai,

an AI-powered online safety assistant that provides parents with instant, multilingual advice to protect children from online harms. A board member of the National Internet Service Providers Association UK, Mashood regularly contributes to national policy discussions and has spoken at the UK Government’s Online Safety Parliament & Internet Conference, championing stronger protections for families and an ISP safety rating system to make the internet safer for everyone.