December sees the most revenue made by the gaming industry than any other month in the year - in December 2021, the gaming industry sold £200 million worth of game consoles in the UK. This suggests that gaming software is a common Christmas gift, but are parents aware of the risks that come with certain games?
With this in mind, the experts at Proxyrack have revealed 5 tips for...
Most games will contain content warnings if they include content or gameplay which could be deemed harmful or inappropriate for certain users or age groups - this can also be reflected through age ratings labelled on the game.
2 - Parental Settings
By checking the game settings, there is often the option to limit certain features of the game such as...
NEW INTERACTIVE QUIZ GAMIFIES ONLINE SAFETY LEARNING TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND CHILDREN UNDERSTANDING OF PLAYSTATION SAFETY FEATURES
● Internet Matters and Sony Interactive Entertainment have joined forces to create ‘Press Start for PlayStation Safety’ – an interactive quiz that helps families learn how to have a safer gaming experience
● They’re asking parents and children to take the...
The use of devices to entertain and inform children is becoming increasingly common and hard to avoid, especially given the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on daily life and learning. For example, limit screen time to one hour a day for 2-5 year-olds to avoid the likelihood of behavioural problems and irregular sleep patterns.
Based on the most popular online content worldwide for children, 43.6% of parental control notifications in the first half of 2022 were as a result of children accessing software, audio, or video .
With it being such a fine balance between keeping your kids entertained yet safe in the modern age, experts at Proxyrack have shared 5 top tips to help keep your kids safe online .
Internet expert reveals how keeping all devices in one room can protect your child online
Children have more access to screen time than ever before, in particular, access to the internet. Internet safety has become an increasingly worrying problem amongst parents, however internet expert Allison Troutner from VPNOverview.com has listed the best ways to keep your child safe online.
A recent study shows that 58% of Brits have handed over their personal information that has cost them financially through new online scams, and almost a third of those who said they were successfully targeted are under 35 year olds.
Dating apps and the Domino Pizza scams were most popular with 22% of those successfully targeting victims.
New mobile version of popular horse game offers seamless play across platforms
17th February 2022: Star Stable Entertainment today announces the global launch of the mobile version of its flagship game Star Stable Online . Star Stable Online for iOS will be available in the App Store from 17th February 2022 .
The on-the-go version of the world’s fastest growing horse...
UK FOSTER CARERS PROVIDED WITH NEW TRAINING TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE
New training course, developed by Internet Matters, The Fostering Network and Dr Simon P Hammond from UEA, has been created for foster carers to help keep children in their care safe online
Research shows that children in care are more at risk of encountering harms online than their peers, with
