online safety

1. Online Safety is Paramount : Parents should be aware of the potential dangers online, including cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and privacy risks....

At Snap, we’re committed to giving parents additional tools and resources to help them support their teens’ safe use of Snapchat.

In 2022, we launched Family Center, our set of parental tools that allows parents to see who teens are talking to on Snapchat, confidentially report any concerns, and set content controls – all of which can help prompt important conversations about safety...

• Safeguarding expert shares advice for parents when posting on social media
• New research reveals that over half (54%) of parents and grandparents choose not to post images of their children online
• 44% of UK parents named social media as the most important issue in modern society, ahead of climate change

Online safety is once again a hot topic, with...

• TikTok is the social media platform parents are most concerned about, with 5,100 online searches for ‘Is TikTok safe’ each month in the US.
• Online searches for ‘is Snapchat safe’ reach 2,300 on average each month in the US.
• Reddit is the third most concerning social media platform for parents in the US, with 2,000 estimated monthly searches for the phrase ‘is
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• Parents of free school meal children are more likely to report that their child has been exposed to a range of online harms
• Children receiving free school meals experience more negative emotions than their peers as a result of being online
• One in four (25%) children who receive free school meals say that they have more friends online than they do at school,
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• New tool to help children handle online hate launched by Internet Matters and Samsung Electronics UK
• Latest module of the ‘The Online Together Project’ aims to promote a more positive and inclusive culture online, giving families practical advice
• Research
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The world of online gaming is forever expanding and has become extremely popular over the past decade among younger generations. Although online gaming can help children learn how to socialize and develop observational skills and problem-solving, it can also cause more harm than good if time is not monitored and addiction sets in.

Cybersecurity expert Lauren Mak at VPNOverview.com...

• 15% of UK children spend 5-10 hours a day on the internet, the majority using it for games and video entertainment
• UK parents (71%) are most concerned about inappropriate content on the internet and most likely to set parental controls
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• New research reveals that over half (54%) of parents and grandparents choose not to post images of their children online
• One in ten parents are happy to share their child’s school online (10%)
• 44% of UK parents named social media as the most important issue in modern society, ahead of climate change
• Safeguarding experts explain what you need to consider
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• New research of parents reveals 41% of parents admit they don’t know much
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