Roblox is developing content ratings for games and better parental controls
Following similar moves from TikTok, Roblox wants to stop adult content Virtual gaming platform Roblox is developing content ratings for games and easier parental controls for their kids, the company’s chief privacy officer Remy Malan. this follows. Hear our views on Podcast More than 50% of Roblox’s audience/users of more than 30 million daily users are […]
TikTok mimics Instagram going for the happy vibe
TikTok is making strides to improve users behaviour TikTok is stepping up safety TikTok is one of the most popular apps ever, so successful that kids are flocking to it. TikTok is pressing YouTube hard for kid’s famously short attention spans. Viewers comment, engage with and share individual videos. Tagging friends or other users so they may […]
Setting Parental Controls on Windows 10
Setting up parental control on Windows 10 Setting up parental controls Windows 10 For real internet safety, it is very beneficial for your family. Here is how to set up parental controls for Windows 10. Important: Windows parental controls provide incomplete protection. The most obvious gaps in protection are Website controls and filtering rules are only […]
What is YouTube? Still King for Kids?
What is YouTube? March 2021, Baby Shark, the most popular video on YouTube with 8 billion views. YouTube, the video-sharing app was bought by Google in 2006. In 2020 as the second most popular site online, behind Google. Over 600 hours of footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute. Videos are uploaded by users to their […]
Kids go around age verification
Major new Study reveal age verification not being enforced, which every parent already knows The study, done by scientists at Lero, the Science Ireland Research Study Centre for Software found there are real risks to kids who are “easily” going around the age verification system. Lero’s lead scientist Dr Liliana Pasquale stated: “This leads to […]
TikTok made safer, but not safe!
In this article, We discuss how to; Make TikTok a little safer Simple steps to improve safety Safer but not ‘safe’ TikTok has no interest in content control Even 7-year-olds know that TikTok is dodgy. The only way to be safe on TikTok is not to use TikTok Given the above, here is what we […]
Don’t use TikTok if you want to be safe!
China is getting a hard time with TikTok TikTok needs to wise up, it’s popularity could kill it Bytedance has been blessed with the success of TikTok, however, success brings critics, political battles with Donald Trump, rebuke from Police Forces worldwide, and accusations that stalkers, weirdos are grooming kids on the portal and allegations they don’t […]
Smart Teenager talks about reality of social media, We respond.
Teenager reflects maturely about parental control. BRISTOL TEENAGER WRITES! This intelligent commentary was sent in by a teenager in Bristol. Aside from basic grammar and spelling mistakes here is her unedited thoughts. Here goes; I feel that screen limits should depend on the kid. My brother is driven to do anything restricted from him. Screen time […]
What Parents want from Parental Control, We asked, you told us!
Here is why parental control is vital Free Parental Control isn’t good enough Updated June 2021. Free parental control isn’t good enough, it just isn’t clever enough, doesn’t do enough, and ultimately doesn’t protect you or your kids online. We think you need proper multi-device protection controlled via a parental console. We asked parents, with […]
VPNs, V-Bucks, Fortnite, TikTok, Internet safety explained.
Brief explanation to your kids speaking techno babble Vbucks, Roblox, Fortnite, VPN, explained; Kids bamboozled you with VPNs and V-Bucks? Makes you feel a bit out of your parenting depth when it comes to keeping the kids safe online. Most surveys find somewhere between half and a third of parents give up and let their […]