Unlocking the Benefits of TikTok for Kids: A Guide for Parents
Kids need rules, not guidelines when using TikTok. Parents need to enforce rules on social media TikTok can be dangerous for kids because of inappropriate content, cyberbullying, privacy violations, and potential predators. Since kids often use the app for entertainment or connecting with mates and other contacts. They know they spend too much time on […]
An Online Safety Bill Is Coming to the UK—But It’s Not Enough
New UK bill and laws are being prepared in the UK and worldwide Big Tech faces change, less profit and their worst enemy enforced curation Since 2007, the biggest companies in the tech industry have been able to do as they like, backed by their enormous power, wealth and, importantly, their job-creating prowess, meaning warm receptions […]
Loot Boxes – The Devil makes work for idle hands
Loot Boxes Modern-day Cigarettes. Free games on the internet are anything but, and one of the most insidious forms of this is micro-transactions using ‘in-app purchasing’ to buy Loot boxes. A Loot box – is where you pay for virtual items and random rewards to enhance characters’ looks or abilities in a game. Most popular games […]
TikTok & Instagram move to improve safety for kids and prevent laws requiring them to do so.
Are Parents & Principals about to get social media age verification? TikTok campaign to highlight the platform’s safety features to tactics and parents is now up and running. The campaign details the social media platform’s “safety by design” approach as well as provides advice to TikTokers and their families about how to access these tools. Speaker […]
TikTok, after the worst start imaginable, TikTok starts taking safety seriously, finally.
TikTok improves safety for teenagers TikTok is getting safer in US & Europe, however, is nowhere near as safe as TikTok in China where Govt enforces parent control TikTok really needs to keep improving People come to TikTok to be entertained and share their creativity with others. If you are looking for a book recommendation, […]
Improve your Teens Online Reputation and future in 2022
Your online reputation walks into the interview before you. Wake up Teenagers, don’t kill your own life chances dribbling all over the internet. Common sense, find your style, your comfort zone. Forget trying to be popular. It’s not a race to 5,000 followers. Choose your friends wisely. Our philosophy has always been “Friend’s not followers”, […]
Jezza rages at kids vids as storing up future trouble
Teenagers will live to regret their videos. Jeremy’s word of wisdom shines a light on teenagers and social media, online reputation. The wisdom of Jezza Jeremy Clarkson, the most sensible man in the world, has spoken about teenagers and social media. He enters the fray with some common sense remarks about teenagers and their online […]
Online Safety Rules, Guidelines for the 5 – 8 year olds in your life
Parents; Teach your kid aged 5 – 8 to win online today! Expert advice for parents managing kids aged 5-8 Take Control When should you give your kids their first phone? Some parents want to wait until secondary school (which is almost impossible), others are happy to give a five-year-old a phone. Nobody is wrong. Can’t wait; here […]
72% of parents admit to having No Clue how to start their Kids Aged 3 or 4 Online!
What Parents need to know It is quite easy really, set rules early, use parental control and your kid will win online. Lets Start Firstly Most studies show, it does not matter how early they start on devices, online. What really matters is the way you set and enforce the rules. What you need is […]
Is Safer Internet Day a waste of time. Yes, Here is Why
10 years into Safer Internet day, is anything better? Safer Internet Day started in 2012 when the US Department of Homeland Security and the European Commission agreed it was time to do something about phone addiction, especially for kids, internet safety and online behaviour. The iPhone introduction in 2007 with the combination of music, internet and […]