Internet Safety
If you want to be a teenage delinquent online, have a lousy online reputation, and be an online lout. Don't bother reading this article. Building a great online reputation in 2022.
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Safer internet day is out of date, and #SID doesn't work. Online safety has expanded into separate themes. Social media, gaming, phone addiction, bullying and sexting need to be tackled separately because they are all different. Different strokes for different folks.
YouTube is the 2nd most popular site on the internet. Here's an updated 2022 review on keeping your kids safe on YouTube, including a Restricted Mode and YouTube for kids. Is kid's YouTube safe at all. Do Google even care?
New UK laws are to be the fiercest online safety rules in the world. Cyber flashing is now illegal, social media portals will be liable for their user content, huge fines, jail time for executives. Porn sites are to enforce age verification. But nothing for schools, parents.
One of the most distressing things a parent can see is naked pictures of their teenage child online, sexting. Here's how we address how to deal with this issue, the services we can provide to schools, parents and businesses to help people recover from sexting.
Discord, a popular instant messaging service among gamers, gets the IST treatment. Discord was founded in 2015 by two video gamers and now has 140 million monthly active users. Users are drawn to the site because of the emphasis on live chat, messages, and community development. There is no advertising, no forced feed, and no algorithms.
YouTube is the 2nd most popular site on the internet. Here's an updated 2021 review on keeping your kids safe on YouTube, including a Restricted Mode and YouTube for kids. Are they good enough o keep off the aggressive new Google algorithms shoving recommendations and adverts at you.
When can police officers search your phone? First, you permit them second; they have a search warrant. But there are two more grounds on which they can take your phone without your permission.
During COVID19 online gaming portals said usage up 60%, now its time to win that time back and get kids back on track putting down devices reducing game time
MS Windows 10 is the current operating system. Here's a screen by screen demonstration of how to set up parental control for kids internet safety. Note; only works on Microsoft products including Xbox.
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