The Importance of Online Safety for under 16s The recent decision by Australia to ban under-16s from social media has ignited a debate on the best ways to ensure online safety for children. This measure aims to protect young users from potential online dangers, such as cyberbullying and exposure to inappropriate content. On one hand,…
One of the more distressing incidents making headlines in Ireland and Northern Ireland yesterday, was that of the convicted paedophile Alexander McCartney. A Newry resident, he is now facing what could be considered a lenient sentencing of 20 years, for his involvement in the tragic death of a 12-year-old girl. Also the subsequent death of…
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and world renowned environmental activist Greta Thunberg are among the latest victims of Deepfake Porn.
Hyper-sexualisation of children. What does that even mean? Most parents won’t be aware that there is a global attempt at corporate pornification of young girls. However, a huge amount of parents will also have seen their children partake in dance shows where they have been dressed in very skimpy outfits, wearing make-up and dancing in highly sexual ways. A lot of parents will have felt uncomfortable looking at this. Yet didn’t not have the language or perhaps a fellow parent to suggest, actually I’m uncomfortable with this. I don’t want this for my child.
Internet Safety Parental Controls for Android and IOS using Google’s Family Link App Internet Safety for Kids
A Christmas Message Since founding Children of the Digital Age, a company with the sole purpose of protecting children online. I have dedicated a very large piece of myself, to identifing the many dangers faced by children and adults in an online enviornment. Then developing ways to protect against it, and bringing this knowledge to…
A 13 year old Scottish school boy, Ben McKenzie took his own life as a result of being bullied online it was reported this week. MP Paul Masterson described the young man’s experience online, as a campaign of cruel online abuse. On the 1st of October 2018, Ben was found dead at home, a victim and one of growing number of young people who have suffered as a direct result of their interactions with others online.Parents are left with the question, what can they do?
Recently WhatsApp was identified as a platform children use, both directly and indirectly to cyberbully other children. The results of the survey of 2000 parents, carried out by Internet Matters a UK based online child safety organisation, revealed 8 out of every 10 parents expressed concern regarding closed messaging groups. These group chats are sometimes used to share images, or content about others. Many parents may not be aware you can link a WhatsApp mobile account to a PC
It is incredible to see how Children of the Digital Age has developed and transformed over the last three years. When we started out in 2015, the issues both children and parents faced online, were limited almost to a few Apps and Social Media Platforms. Now there are so many other avenues of…
What is Google Family Link?
Google Family Link is a mobile app. It is available for both Android and IOS devices. It enables parents to create a specific Google Account for your child. This Google Account is a similar your own account, however once used with the Family Link App, you can now set ground rules for the use of the child’s device, such as deciding for yourself,
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