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Is Safer Internet Day a waste of time. Yes, Here is Why

Safer internet day is out of date, and #SID doesn't work.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. 

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Keeping YouTube Safe for Kids in 2022

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?

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Cyber Flashing Online Safety Laws don't go far enough

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.

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What is sexting?

If you, or some you love, has been involved in a sexting incident. What can you do? Sexting is a crime with serious consequences for everybody involved. Here's what we know and what we can do for you. This article is for schools, parents, businesses.

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I've just seen a picture of my naked picture daughter on social media! Help!

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.

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I got VPN for my gamer, will my parental control still work?

One question we get asked a lot is will VPN still work with my parental control? Here is why it works and why it is a great idea for your family's online protection, especially gamers on Fortnite, ROBLOX and Minecraft. I

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Discord, Gamers favourite chatbox, wants to be more. Plus how good do we rate it

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.

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The Five things Kids must never share online!

Police rescue a nine-year-old girl about to meet a registered paedophile in a park near her house. She spoke to him on Instagram a year before and told him she had a dog 'Snowy'. A year later, he came back and tricked her into meeting him by asking her,  'How is Snowy'? Luckily her mum intervened and rang the police.

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YouTube is busy fighting TikTok. Parents and Kids are caught in the flak.

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.

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Facebook ploughs on with Instagram for kids despite backlash

Social media wasn't built for kids. Facebook was meant for college kids, Instagram owes its creation to its founder’s love of bourbon, and YouTube was a video dating site.

Kids under 13 already have online social lives. Building worlds socially on Minecraft, FaceTime with friends, and send texts and emojis through tools like Facebook Messenger. But they love social media especially TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

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