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PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & More

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Explore the new generation PlayStation 4 and PS5 consoles - experience immersive gaming with thousands of hit games in every genre to rewrite the rules for what a PlayStation console can do.

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Access resources to learn everything you need to know about Wii & Wii mini.

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Game Quitters-For Support in Overcoming Gaming Addiction

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Game Quitters-For Support in Overcoming Gaming Addiction

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Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse

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Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse

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Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse | StopNCII.org

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Enquiries regarding threats to school or staff reputation and good standing as a result of action online. Typically, a school may get in touch with the helpline after discovering a page on a social network that is using the school name and/ or logo but is not owned or controlled by the school. The page will be a cause of concern as it' posting inappropriate and often abusive content, damaging the school's online reputation. The helpline is able to help manage the online content as well as provide additional advice an support to look at the situation holistically.

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Professionals Online Safety Helpline - UK Safer Internet Centre

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A helpline dedicated to support all professionals working with children and young people with any e-safety issues.

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Parent Guides to Apps and Games from Parent Zone

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Parent Guides to Apps and Games from Parent Zone

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Report Remove (for Young People to Directly Request Removal of Nude Images)

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Report Remove (for Young People to Directly Request Removal of Nude Images)

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Report Remove

To support young people to remove sexual images of themselves online, the IWF and NSPCC have developed the Report Remove tool, in partnership with age verification app, Yoti. Report Remove can support a young person in reporting sexual images or videos shared online and enables them to get the image removed if it is illegal.

The NSPCC's Childline service ensures that the young person is safeguarded throughout the process and the IWF assesses the images:

1. Young people aged 13+ are first directed to Yoti to verify their age using ID (because our legal remit means we can only remove images of children).

2. Once children have proved they are younger than 18, they are prompted to create a Childline account, which allows them to be safeguarded and supported throughout the process.

3. Young people are then taken to our dedicated IWF portal where they can securely upload images, videos or URLs (website addresses.)

4. Our IWF analysts assess the reported content and take action if it meets the threshold of illegality*. The content is given a unique digital fingerprint (a hash) which is then shared with internet companies to help prevent the imagery from being uploaded or redistributed online.

5. The outcome will be conveyed to Childline who will then contact the young person via their Childline account to keep them updated and offer further support.

This solution provides a child-centered approach to image removal which can be done entirely online. The young person does not need to tell anyone who they are (their ID is not linked to their report), they can make the report at any time, and further information and support is always available from the Childline website.

One girl aged 14 who contacted Childline said: "I don't know what to do because this Instagram account keeps posting pictures of me and they keep saying they're going to follow my friends so they can see them too. It all started after I shared naked pics with someone who I thought was a friend but it turned out to be a fake account. I just feel so hopeless and I don't know how to make it stop".

Each hash is tagged as originating from 'Report Remove'. This ensures that law enforcement bodies are aware that this is a self-referred image, plus the NCA can assess whether any further action is needed.

As the Report Remove tool develops, we hope it may be possible to gain further information on those images that are at the lower end of the severity grading to see how this process and the laws surrounding it could be improved to better protect children.
Visit Report Remove on the Childline website here.
See the legal basis for how IWF assess content here.

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To support young people to remove sexual images of themselves online, the IWF and NSPCC have developed the Report Remove tool, in partnership with age verification app, Yoti. Report Remove can support a young person in reporting sexual images or videos shared online and enables them to get the image removed if it is illegal.

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Voice Box-The international content platform by young people for young people.

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Voice Box-The international content platform by young people for young people.

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VoiceBox | By young people, for young people

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VoiceBox brings together young people and experts to talk about the things that matter.

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If you have any concerns at all about a child's safety or wellbeing, don't hesitate to contact the NSPCC Helpline on

0808 800 5000

or email help@nspcc.org.uk

The dedicated NSPCC child protection specialist you talk to will know what to do next and will take any necessary action. It's never too soon to speak out when a child needs help. Even if you're unsure, if you're worried, the best thing to do is to talk to a trained professional. Your call could protect a child from experiencing sexual abuse.

If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 999.

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Could you spot the signs of child sexual abuse? Get confidential advice and support to help keep your child safe.

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PACE (Parents Against Child Exploitation

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PACE (Parents Against Child Exploitation

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About Pace - Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace) UK

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We work with parents and carers of children who are at risk of being exploited by perpetrators. We offer guidance and training to professionals.

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TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation

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Make sure your home doesn't have an open door to child sexual abusers. Follow the TALK checklist to help keep your child safe online.

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Sharenting: The Risks Involved and Protecting Children's Privacy

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Sharenting: The Risks Involved and Protecting Children's Privacy

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Sharenting: The risks involved and protecting children's privacy

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Safety Cards Your one-page guide on how to stay safe on the most popular platforms. Safety Card: TikTok Download PDF Safety Card: Houseparty Download PDF Safety Card: Instagram Download PDF Safety

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A big reason parents use our database is for the curated lists of games. These are hand-picked selections by our team, to help you find unusual and interesting games for your family. Here are some popular lists at the moment, or you can browse the full selection:

These lists have just been added to the database in the last few weeks.

These are games that are helpful for mental health. This includes games that have been helpful for specific mental health challenges, as well as games that help us understand the challenge faced by the people we love. Some of these are designed to be used as a source of games that offer wellbeing in different ways.

These relate to games with different educational benefits. Along with games that are designed to be educational, this includes games that can inspire learning and knowledge because of the worlds and stories they create. The collateral learning uncovered here is a glimpse into the ways games can help children learn about themselves, their community and the world.

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Family Video Game Database - Guides, Ratings and Suggestions

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A big reason parents use our database is for the curated lists of games. These are hand-picked selections by our team, to help you find unusual and interesting games for your family. Here are some popular lists at the moment, or you can browse the full selection: These lists have just been added to the database in the last few weeks.

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How to introduce the kids to the internet

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TikTok's mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. We are building a global community where people can create and share, discover the world around them, and connect with others across the world. We are committed to maintaining a supportive environment for our growing community. Our Community Guidelines establish a set of norms and common code of conduct that provide for a safe and welcoming space for everyone.

At TikTok, we prioritize safety, diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. We encourage creators to celebrate what makes them unique and viewers to engage with what inspires them; we believe that a safe environment helps everyone do so openly. We prize the global nature of our community and strive to take into account the breadth of cultural norms where we operate. We also aim to cultivate an environment for genuine interactions by encouraging authentic content on TikTok.

Our Community Guidelines apply to everyone and everything on TikTok. We proactively enforce them using a mix of technology and human moderation and aim to do so before people report potentially violative content to us. We also encourage our community members to use the tools we provide on TikTok to report any content or account they believe violates our Community Guidelines.

We will remove any content - including video, audio, livestream, images, comments, links, or other text - that violates our Community Guidelines. Individuals are notified of our decisions and can appeal them if they believe no violation has occurred. We will temporarily or permanently ban accounts and/or users that are involved in severe or repeated on-platform violations; we may also consider actions on other platforms and offline behavior in these decisions. Circumstances that involve any instance of a threat of real-world harm to human life that is specific, credible, and imminent may be reported to law enforcement authorities. The full TikTok experience is for people 13 and older, and we actively remove accounts of people we suspect are under this age. ( In the US, we accommodate people under 13 in TikTok for Younger Users, a limited app experience designed specifically for this audience with additional safeguards and privacy protections. )

Our algorithms are designed with trust and safety in mind. For some content, we may reduce discoverability, including by redirecting search results, or making videos ineligible for recommendation in the For You feed. More information can be found below in the Ineligible for the For You feed section.

At the same time, we recognize that some content that would normally be removed per our Community Guidelines may be in the public interest. Therefore, we may allow exceptions under certain limited circumstances, such as educational, documentary, scientific, artistic, or satirical content, content in fictional or professional settings, counterspeech, or content that otherwise enables individual expression on topics of social importance. To minimize the potentially negative impact of graphic content, we may first include safety measures such as an "opt-in" screen or warning.

In consultation with relevant stakeholders, we update our Community Guidelines from time to time to evolve alongside new behaviors and risks, as part of our commitment to keeping TikTok a safe place for creativity and joy.

We are deeply committed to protecting the safety of minors on our platform. TikTok defines a minor as any person under the age of 18. We prohibit activities that perpetuate the abuse, harm, endangerment, or exploitation of minors on TikTok. Any content, including animation or digitally created or manipulated media, that depicts abuse, exploitation, or endangerment of minors is a violation on our platform and will be removed when detected. We report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and supporting evidence to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to any additional relevant legal authorities.

Our users must meet the minimum age requirements to use TikTok, as stipulated in our Terms of Service. When an underage account is identified, we remove it. Given our platform is designed with the safety of minors in mind, some of our features are age restricted. Account holders who are under the age of 16 cannot use direct messaging or host a livestream and their content is not eligible to appear in the For You feed (the age thresholds may be higher in some regions) . Account holders who are under the age of 18 cannot send or receive gifts via our virtual gifting features.

Sexual exploitation of minors

TikTok will take action on any content or accounts involving CSAM or sexual exploitation of a minor. Sexual exploitation of minors includes any abuse of a position of power or trust for sexual purposes, including profiting financially, socially, sexually, or politically from the exploitation of a minor. CSAM is defined as any visual depiction of sexually explicit nudity or conduct of a minor, whether captured by predatory adults, peers, or self-generated by minors.
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Grooming behaviors are those in which an adult builds an emotional relationship with a minor in order to gain the minor's trust for the purposes of future or ongoing sexual contact, sexual abuse, trafficking, or other exploitation. These behaviors may include: flattery, requests for contact on or off platform, requests for personal information, solicitation of minor sexual abuse material, sexual solicitations or comments, and gift-giving.
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Nudity and sexual activity involving minors

Nudity and sexual activity involving minors include content that is overtly revealing of breasts, genitals, anus, or buttocks, or behaviors that mimic, imply, or display sex acts involving minors. We do not allow the depiction, including digitally created or manipulated content, of nudity or sexual activity.
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Harmful activities by minors

Harmful minor activities include the possession or consumption of substances prohibited for minors, the misuse of legal substances, engagement in illegal activities, and participation in activities, physical challenges, or dares that may threaten the well-being of minors. We remove any such content from our platform.
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Physical and psychological harm of minors

Behaviors that place minors at risk of physical or psychological harm include physical abuse, neglect, child endangerment, and psychological disparagement. We remove any such content from our platform.
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Content that depicts or promotes physical abuse, neglect, endangerment, or psychological disparagement of minors

Crimes against children

We do not allow users who have been convicted of crimes against children to have an account on our platform. These crimes include: sexual assault, molestation, murder, physical abuse or neglect, abduction, international parental kidnapping, trafficking, exploitation of minors for prostitution, live online sexual abuse of a minor, sexual exploitation of minors in the context of travel and tourism, attempts to obtain or distribute CSAM, and the production, possession, or distribution of CSAM. If we discover any such users, we ban the account. Any self-disclosed user information that states the account holder is a pedophile or minor sex offender will be taken at face value and the account will be deleted.

Dangerous acts and challenges

We do not permit users to share content depicting, promoting, normalizing or glorifying dangerous acts that may lead to serious injury or death. We also do not allow content which promotes or endorses collective participation in dangerous or harmful activities that violate any aspect of our Community Guidelines.

We define dangerous acts or other dangerous behavior as activities conducted in a non-professional context or without the necessary skills and safety precautions that may lead to serious injury or death for the user or the public. This includes amateur stunts or dangerous challenges.
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Suicide, self-harm, and disordered eating

We care deeply about the health and well-being of the individuals who make up our community. We do not allow content depicting, promoting, normalizing, or glorifying activities that could lead to suicide, self-harm, or disordered eating. However, we do support members of our community sharing their personal experiences with these issues in a safe way to raise awareness and find community support. We also encourage individuals who are struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, or who know someone is seriously considering suicide, to immediately contact local emergency services or a suicide prevention hotline. In the event that our intervention could help a user who may be at risk of harming themselves, TikTok may also alert local emergency services.

We remove content that depicts suicide, involves suicidal ideation, or that might encourage suicidal or self-injurious behavior. We also remove content that depicts attempted suicide or behavior likely to lead to self-inflicted death. We prohibit any form of content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies suicide, provides instructions for suicide, or posts that portray a suicide as heroic or honorable. Circumstances that involve any instance of a threat of real-world harm to human life that is specific, credible, and imminent may be reported to law enforcement authorities.

Content that encourages or promotes suicide or self-harm hoaxes are also not allowed. This includes alarming warnings that could cause panic and widespread harm. We will remove such warnings, while allowing content that seeks to dispel panic and promote accurate information about such hoaxes.
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Content that promotes unhealthy eating behaviors or habits that are likely to cause adverse health outcomes is not allowed on the platform. This includes content expressing desire for an eating disorder, sharing tips or coaching on disordered eating, and participation in unhealthy body measurement challenges.
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Content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies disordered eating

Content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies any dangerous weight loss behaviors associated with disordered eating

Adult nudity and sexual activities

We strive to create a platform that feels welcoming and safe. We do not allow nudity, pornography, or sexually explicit content on our platform. We also prohibit content depicting or supporting non-consensual sexual acts, the sharing of non-consensual intimate imagery, and adult sexual solicitation.

Sexual exploitation is defined as any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, power, or trust for sexual purposes, including profiting monetarily, socially, or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. We do not permit sexually exploitative content.
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Content that depicts, solicits, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies non-consensual sexual acts or non-consensual touching, including rape and sexual assault

Content that depicts, solicits, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies the sharing of non-consensual intimate imagery, including sexual images that are taken, created, or shared without consent

Content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies sexual violence

Content that depicts, promotes, or glorifies sexual solicitation, including offering or asking for sexual partners, sexual chats or imagery, sexual services, premium sexual content, or sexcamming

Nudity and sexual activity involving adults

Nudity and sexual activity include content that is overtly revealing of breasts, genitals, anus, or buttocks, or behaviors that mimic, imply, or display sex acts. We do not allow depictions, including digitally created or manipulated content, of nudity or sexual activity. We are mindful that some content may be offensive or culturally inappropriate in certain regions or may not be suitable for users of all ages.
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Bullying and harassment

We believe in an inclusive community and individual expression without fear of abuse. We do not tolerate members of our community being shamed, bullied, or harassed. Abusive content or behavior can cause severe psychological distress and will be removed from our platform.

We remove expressions of abuse, including threats or degrading statements intended to mock, humiliate, embarrass, intimidate, or hurt an individual. This prohibition extends to the use of TikTok features. To enable expression about matters of public interest, critical comments of public figures may be allowed; however, serious abusive behavior against public figures is prohibited.
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Sexual harassment involves unwanted or inappropriate sexual behavior directed at another individual. We do not allow content that glorifies, normalizes or promotes sexual harassment, regardless of the user's intent.
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Threats of hacking, doxxing, and blackmail

Threatening to hack or dox with an intent to harass or blackmail another individual can cause serious emotional distress and other offline harm. We define doxxing as the act of collecting and publishing personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) for malicious purposes. We consider these online behaviors as forms of abuse and do not allow them on our platform.
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Content that threatens to reveal personal data or personally identifiable information (PII), including residential address, private email address, private phone number, bank statement, social security number, or passport number

Content that threatens to blackmail an individual or to hack an individual's account

Content that incites or encourages others to hack or reveal another person's account, personal data, or personally identifiable information (PII)

An individual's account, personal data, or personally identifiable information to encourage others to abuse, troll, or harass that individual

TikTok is a diverse and inclusive community that has no tolerance for discrimination. We do not permit content that contains hate speech or involves hateful behavior, and we remove it from our platform. We ban accounts and/or users that engage in severe or multiple hate speech violations or that are associated with hate speech off the TikTok platform.

Attacks and slurs on the basis of protected attributes

We define hate speech or behavior as content that attacks, threatens, incites violence against, or otherwise dehumanizes an individual or a group on the basis of the following protected attributes:

Slurs are defined as derogatory terms that are intended to disparage groups or individuals based on any protected attributes listed above. To minimize the spread of egregiously offensive terms, we remove all slurs from our platform, unless the terms are reappropriated, used self-referentially (i.e., by members of the protected group), or used in a way that does not disparage (e.g., educational context).
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Hateful ideologies are those that demonstrate clear hostility toward people because of their protected attributes. Hateful ideologies are incompatible with the inclusive and supportive community that our platform provides and we remove content that promotes them.

We take a firm stance against enabling violence on or off TikTok. We do not allow people to use our platform to threaten or incite violence, or to promote violent extremist organizations, individuals, or acts. When there is a threat to public safety or an account is used to promote or glorify off-platform violence, we ban the account. When warranted, we will report threats to relevant legal authorities. To effectively protect our community, we may consider off-platform behavior to identify violent extremist organizations and individuals on our platform. If we find such organizations or individuals, we will ban their accounts.

Threats and incitement to violence

We consider incitement to violence as advocating for, directing, or encouraging other people to commit violence. We do not allow threats of violence or incitement to violence on our platform that may result in serious physical harm.
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Violent extremist organizations and individuals

We do not allow organizations or individuals on our platform who promote or engage in violence, including terrorist organizations, organized hate groups, criminal organizations, and other non-state armed groups that target civilians.

Terrorists and terrorist organizations are non-state actors that threaten violence, use violence, and/or commit serious crimes (such as crimes against humanity) against civilian populations in pursuit of political, religious, ethnic, or ideological objectives.

We use the term "organized hate" to refer to those individuals and organizations who attack people based on protected attributes, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or immigration status. We consider attacks to include actions that incite violence or hatred, that aim to dehumanize individuals or groups, or that embrace a hateful ideology.

Criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groups that have engaged in serious crimes, including violent crimes (e.g., homicide, rape, robbery, assault), trafficking (e.g., human, organ, drug, weapons), kidnapping, financial crimes (e.g., extortion, blackmail, fraud, money laundering), or cybercrime.
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Integrity and authenticity

We believe that trust forms the foundation of our community. We do not allow activities that may undermine the integrity of our platform or the authenticity of our users. We remove content or accounts that involve spam or fake engagement, impersonation, or misleading information that causes significant harm.

Spam and fake engagement

Fake engagement includes any content or activity that seeks to artificially inflate popularity on the platform. We prohibit any attempts to manipulate the platform to increase interaction metrics.
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We do not allow accounts that pose as another person or entity in a deceptive manner. When we confirm a report of impersonation, we may ask the user to revise the profile or may ban the account. We do allow accounts that are clearly parody, commentary, or fan-based, such as where the username indicates that it is a fan, commentary, or parody account and not affiliated with the subject of the account.
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Pose as another person or entity by using someone else's name, biographical details, or profile picture in a misleading manner

Harmful misinformation

Misinformation is defined as content that is inaccurate or false. We will remove misinformation that causes significant harm to individuals, our community, or the larger public regardless of intent. Significant harm includes serious physical injury, illness, or death; severe psychological trauma; large-scale property damage, and the undermining of public trust in civic institutions and processes such as governments, elections, and scientific bodies. This does not include simply inaccurate information, myths, or commercial or reputational harm.
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Engage in coordinated inauthentic behavior such as the use of multiple accounts to exert influence and sway public opinion while misleading individuals, our community, or our systems about the account's identity, location, relationships, popularity, or purpose

Illegal activities and regulated goods

We work to ensure TikTok does not enable activities that violate laws or regulations. We prohibit the trade, sale, promotion, and use of certain regulated goods, as well as the promotion or facilitation of criminal activities, including human exploitation. Content may be removed if it relates to activities or goods that are regulated or illegal in the majority of the region or world.

Criminal activities cover a wide spectrum of acts punishable by law, including theft, assault, human exploitation, counterfeiting, and other harmful behavior. To prevent such behavior from being normalized, imitated, or facilitated, we remove content that promotes or enables criminal activities.
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We do not allow the depiction, promotion, or trade of firearms, ammunition, firearm accessories, or explosive weapons. We also prohibit instructions on how to manufacture those weapons. We may allow depiction when appearing in educational contexts (e.g., as part of a museum's collection), involving authorized government personnel (e.g., a police officer) or used in a safe and controlled environment (e.g., shooting range, recreational hunting).
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Content that displays firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition, or explosive weapons

Content that offers the purchase, sale, trade, or solicitation of firearms, accessories, ammunition, explosive weapons, or instructions on how to manufacture them

Drugs, controlled substances, alcohol, and tobacco

We do not allow the depiction, promotion, or trade of drugs or other controlled substances. The trade of tobacco and alcohol products is also prohibited on the platform.
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Content that depicts or promotes drugs, drug consumption, or encourages others to make, use, or trade drugs or other controlled substances

Content that offers the purchase, sale, trade, or solicitation of drugs or other controlled substances, alcohol or tobacco products (including vaping products, smokeless or combustible tobacco products, synthetic nicotine products, E-cigarettes, and other ENDS [Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems])

Content that provides information on how to buy illegal or controlled substances

Content that depicts or promotes the misuse of legal substances, or instruction on how to make homemade substances, in an effort to become intoxicated

We do not permit anyone to exploit our platform to take advantage of the trust of users and bring about financial or personal harm. We remove content that deceives people in order to gain an unlawful financial or personal advantage, including schemes to defraud individuals or steal assets.
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We do not allow content promoting gambling services, or that could be perceived as advertising for casinos, sports betting, or any other commercial gambling activity.
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Content that promotes casinos, sports betting, poker, lotteries, gambling-related software and apps, or other gambling services

Privacy, personal data, and personally identifiable information (PII)

We do not allow content that violates the confidentiality of personal data or personally identifiable information (e.g., social security information, phone numbers, physical addresses). We remove content that depicts personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) from the platform.
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Content that contains personal data or personally identifiable information (PII)

Violent and graphic content

TikTok is a platform that celebrates creativity but not shock value or violence. We do not allow content that is gratuitously shocking, graphic, sadistic, or gruesome or that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies extreme violence or suffering on our platform. When it is a threat to public safety, we ban the account and, when warranted, we will report it to relevant legal authorities.
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Content of humans that depicts:

violent or graphic deaths or accidents

dismembered, mutilated, charred, or burned human remains

gore in which an open wound or injury is the core focus

real-world physical violence, fighting, or torture

Content of animals that depicts:

the slaughter or other non-natural death of animals

dismembered, mutilated, charred, or burned animal remains

animal cruelty and gore

Copyright and trademark infringement

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The goal of the For You feed (FYF) is to provide original content that honors our mission of inspiring creativity and bringing joy to our diverse community around the world. Each account holder's FYF is based on a personalized recommendation system. Our recommendation system is designed with user safety as a primary consideration, meaning that some content may not be eligible for recommendation. While the spontaneity of the FYF is what makes TikTok unique, the FYF is intended for a general audience that includes everyone from our teenage users to great grandparents. We consider the breadth of our audience when we determine what content is eligible for algorithmic promotion on the platform. Provided that it does not violate local laws, the following types of content may be allowed on our platform, searchable, and viewed in Following feeds but not eligible for recommendation.

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What is daily screen time?

Daily screen time is a screen time management setting that allows you to manage your app usage. It lets you set a daily screen time limit so that you get notified when you reach that time on TikTok. You can turn this setting on and off, at any time.

To set up a daily time:
1. Tap Profile in the bottom right.
2. Tap the 3-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Digital Wellbeing, then tap Daily screen time.
5. Follow the steps in the app to set a daily time limit. You must set a passcode for your daily screen time. If you reach your time, enter this passcode to keep using the app.

Reset daily screen time passcode

If you forgot your daily screen time passcode:
1. On the passcode prompt, tap Forgot passcode?
2. Select Phone number or Email address to verify your account and reset your passcode.
3. Enter the verification code sent to your device or email.
4. Enter a new passcode, then tap Next.
5. Confirm the new passcode, then tap Set.

You can schedule screen time breaks to get reminded to take a break from the app after a period of uninterrupted screen time. You can turn break reminders on and off, at any time.

To manage screen time breaks:
1. Tap Profile in the bottom right.
2. Tap the 3-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Digital Wellbeing, then tap Screen time breaks.
5. Follow the steps in the app to schedule breaks. If you reach your time, you'll be notified in the app to consider taking a break. From here, you can:
༚ Tap OK to dismiss the notification. You won't be reminded again until your next app visit.
༚ Tap Snooze to restart the timer and remind you again in 10 minutes.
༚ Tap Edit reminder to change the screen time break schedule or turn it off.

You can set up weekly Inbox and push notifications to stay updated on your screen time. You'll be notified how much time you spent on TikTok for the past week and how it compares to the previous week.

To manage weekly screen time updates:
1. Tap Profile in the bottom right.
2. Tap the 3-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Digital Wellbeing.
4. Tap the toggle icon next to Weekly screen time updates to turn on or off.

If you'd like to opt out of push notifications and only receive Inbox notifications:
1. Tap Profile in the bottom right.
2. Tap the 3-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Push notifications.
4. Tap the toggle icon next to Weekly screen time updates to turn off.

You can use the dashboard to get a summary of your time spent on TikTok.

To check your screen time summary on TikTok:
1. Tap Profile in the bottom right.
2. Tap the 3-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Digital Wellbeing.
4. You'll find a dashboard that displays your weekly screen time. From here:
༚ View your cumulative Time spent on TikTok per day for the current week. This data includes usage across all devices.
༚ Tap App opened to view the number of times you opened the app per day for the current week.
༚ Use the date filter to switch to a different week. You'll have the option to choose from the previous 3 weeks only.

Note: These features are available in the TikTok app only, and not available on mobile web or desktop browsers. Some features aren't currently available to everyone on TikTok.

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Information Requests Reports for TikTok (inc requests to REMOVE content)

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Information Requests Reports for TikTok (inc requests to REMOVE content)

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July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Published May 17, 2022

About this report

TikTok is committed to responding to law enforcement requests for user information in a manner that respects the privacy and other rights of our community members. Any request we receive is carefully reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Our policies and procedures govern how TikTok handles and responds to law enforcement requests and require that TikTok disclose user data only where a request is based on a valid legal process or in emergency circumstances. In limited emergency situations, TikTok will disclose user information without legal process when we have reason to believe, in good faith, that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent the imminent risk of death or serious physical injury to any person. For more on our policies and practices, please see our Law Enforcement Data Request Guidelines. The sections below provide insights into the the volume and type of requests for user information we received and whether data was produced.

Latest data

Law enforcement requests for user information

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If you are under 18, report online sexual abuse to one of our Child Protection Advisors at the CEOP Safety Centre.
Report now
If you're over 18, call 101 to speak to your local police.

If you're ever in immediate harm or danger:

Call the police on 999 straight away

Tell an adult you trust who will be able to support you through a difficult time

The Mix is a charity that provides free information and support for under 25s.
www.themix.org.uk
Use their crisis messenger by texting THEMIX to 85258.

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Information and advice for young people aged 11 to 18 about sex, relationships and the internet from CEOP Education at the National Crime Agency.

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Featuring characters and messages from the CEOP Education Jessie & Friends resource, the new 4-7s website helps children to develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer when spending time online.

Designed for children to visit with their parents, carers or other supervising adults, users complete 'badges' where they help the characters, Jessie, Tia and Mo, to identify when to 'Tell a Grown Up' (TAG) in different situations online.

Each badge asks a series of questions, aimed at helping children to recognise worrying or frightening situations online. Answering each question correctly earns a star. When children have answered all the questions in a badge and collected three stars, they will get a certificate to download or print and colour in.
What does the website cover?
The four badges children can play are:

Watching Videos

Sharing Pictures (6-7 year olds only)

Online Gaming (6-7 year olds only)

Chatting Online (6-7 year olds only)

The four topics were selected based on feedback from professionals who indicated that education and information on these topics would be most valuable and relevant for the age range.

The content of the website is tailored to the user based on their initial age selection, ensuring that the badges and videos they encounter are all age appropriate, in line with the existing guidance for the Jessie & Friends episodes.

The Jessie & Friends animations are also embedded on the website and there is a 'Worried about something?' area containing advice for 4-7 year olds on what they can do if they are worried about something that has happened online.
How the website can be used
The website is designed for 4-7 year olds to use at home alongside their parent or carer.

Download the parents and carers guide for information to share with parents and carers about how to use the website with their children to start conversations about online safety at home.

The website can also be used as a learning tool in education settings alongside a teacher or other responsible member of staff.

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The 4-7s website offers interactive and engaging activities for 4-7 year olds to play alongside a responsible adult, providing the building blocks of knowledge and confidence to stay safer online. To support parents and carers using the website at home with their children, the parents and carers guide offers information about navigating the website and conversation starters.

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For Education Staff Supporting Young People with Additional Support Needs in an Online World

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For Education Staff Supporting Young People with Additional Support Needs in an Online World

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Empowering young people with SEND to build happy and healthy online relationships.

The free, adaptable resources cover the important topics of healthy relationships, digital wellbeing and online pornography and are designed to equip and enable educators, parents and carers, to support young people aged 11 and over with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Find out more about Thrive Online:

For educators, each topic contains a series of three lessons and films designed to initiate discussion and help young people navigate online spaces, learn essential strategies, and recognise the impact of online behaviour and actions. There will also be a range of brand new modules on the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme.

For parents and carers, Thrive Online has a series of short films which provide answers to important questions around supporting young people in their online relationships, managing their digital wellbeing and how to tackle issues around online pornography.

Thrive online is supported by Google.org

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Empowering young people with SEND to build happy and healthy online relationships. The free, adaptable resources cover the important topics of healthy relationships, digital wellbeing and online pornography and are designed to equip and enable educators, parents and carers, to support young people aged 11 and over with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

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For Parents Supporting Young People with Additional Support Needs in an Online World

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For Parents Supporting Young People with Additional Support Needs in an Online World

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These resources have been produced as part of Thrive Online and are designed to empower young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to build happy and healthy online relationships.

These resources for parents and carers are designed to help spark conversations and help you support your child around the topics of online pornography, healthy relationships and digital wellbeing.

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Supporting young people with SEND | Childnet

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These resources have been produced as part of Thrive Online and are designed to empower young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to build happy and healthy online relationships. These resources for parents and carers are designed to help spark conversations and help you support your child around the topics of online pornography, healthy relationships and digital wellbeing.

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Step by Step Guides to Adding Parental Controls to Home Broadband

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Step by Step Guides to Adding Parental Controls to Home Broadband

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Broadband, mobile and WiFi providers offer filters to limit the inappropriate content a child might see. As these typically have to be set manually, you'll find a comprehensive list of parental control guides that we've created to make this process easier to follow with our step by step videos and visual instructions.

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We've pulled together some guides to help you with setting up and managing broadband and mobile network parental controls.

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Ofcom's 'Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2022'

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Ofcom's 'Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2022'

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This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17.

It also includes findings on parents' views about their children's media use, and how parents of children and young people aged 3-17 monitor and manage their children's use. The report is intended to provide a comprehensive picture of children's media experiences in 2021 as a reference for industry, policymakers, academics and the general public.

The Communications Act 2003 places a responsibility on Ofcom to promote, and to carry out research into, media literacy. We define media literacy as 'the ability to use, understand and create media and communications in a variety of contexts'. This report forms part of our wider Making Sense of Media programme.
Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2022 (PDF, 5.7 MB) Plant a Rhieni: Adroddiad ar Agweddau a Defnydd o Gyfryngau 2020/2021 (PDF, 2.3 MB) Annex 1: Sources and methodologies (PDF, 196.1 KB) Annex 2: Children who may be classed as vulnerable (PDF, 381.4 KB) Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2022 - interactive data

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This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17. It also includes findings on parents' views about their children's media use, and how parents of children and young people aged 3-17 monitor and manage their children's use.

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Written by specialists, the Index of Harms highlights the indicators and behaviours that may be of concern and suggested interventions and escalations.

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As the world continues to change, it's important for all children and young people to have the support they need to adapt and thrive in it.

A growing part of their world is lived online. Whether it's socialising with friends, gaming with family, or doing lessons online, the internet is now an essential part of children's daily toolkit.

While the internet offers great benefits, it can also expose children and young people to risks that can develop into harm.

From research, we know that children who experience vulnerabilities offline are more likely to experience risks online.

That's why together with SWGfL we've created the Inclusive Digital Safety hub.

A place where parents, carers, and professionals working with children and young people with additional needs, disabilities, or lifestyles that expose them to risk can be equipped and empowered to make meaningful interventions in their digital lives.

It features a range of;

Advice guides,
Insight and research factsheets,
A resources centre
An Index of online harms
and a professional's forum

Recognising that online safety needs to be an integral part of children's digital journey, these tailored resources can help shape the safety of all children online.

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Find tailored advice for parents, carers and professionals to make meaningful interventions in children most likely to experience online risks and harm.

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Digital Safety Advice for 14+ Young People

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Digital Safety Advice for 14+ Young People

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Teens 14+ online safety advice and expert tips | Internet Matters

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Teens 14+ online safety advice and expert tips | Internet Matters. Help children aged 14+ (teens) get the best out of the internet and stay safe online.

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Digital Safety Advice for 11-13 Year Olds

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supporting pre-teens online 11-13

at this age it's likely that your child

will become more independent

spending more time online gaming

chatting and browsing

so it's vital to continue to talk to

them about online safety

this will help equip them with coping

strategies to deal with any online risks

they face

and help them be happy and healthy

online here's what you can do to help

set up parental controls on your home

broadband as well as all

internet-enabled devices that your child

has access to

many will have inbuilt controls to help

you manage which apps and sites your

child can access

and for how long helping you ensure

their time online

is positive and has a purpose our setup

safe parental control guides will walk

you through the steps

so you can get set up in just a few

minutes get them involved when setting

controls

so they feel part of the process make

sure to review them as they grow and

become more active online

as the internet rapidly becomes a more

regular part of your child's daily life

make sure you enable safe search

settings on popular sites that they're

using

like google and youtube set boundaries

or have a family contract

to set their expectations for the sites

and apps they can use

remembering that you are a role model

and they will copy what they see you do

encourage them to leave devices outside

the bedroom at night

and have regular screen free family

times

there may be an increasing number of

ways your child will be online

gaming consoles personal assistants

laptops for school

as well as smartphones so stay

interested in what they are doing

respecting their growing independence

encourage them to use their devices in

shared areas

and set up a user account just for your

child

most children get their first smartphone

before they are 12. but if you feel they

aren't old enough

explain why and help them deal with any

pressure from their peers to get a

device to fit in

keep them safe on the move by making use

of inbuilt safety settings on mobile

networks and devices to filter out

inappropriate content

check age ratings on games apps films

and social networks to see if they are

age appropriate

for game ratings check out the pan

european game information

classifications

or peggy ratings and look for age

ratings in app stores

have conversations with your child about

how they use the internet

and what they may find there most social

media platforms have a minimum age of 13

or above

but many children use them so consider

whether your child is mature enough to

post responsibly and manage any risks

they may encounter

encourage them to develop their critical

thinking making it a habit to question

what they see online

and not to take everything at face value

teach your child ways that they can

protect themselves online

like enabling strict privacy settings

using block and ignore functions

and the importance of keeping personal

information private

remind them that not everyone they meet

online may be genuine

and they should never meet anyone they

have only met online in real life

without you or an adult they already

know and trust

help your teen feel confident about

saying no if they're asked to do

anything that makes them feel worried or

uncomfortable

and to tell you about it

connected technology is hugely positive

for most children

you can help them develop a healthy

relationship with screens and tech

teaching them how to have a good balance

on online and offline activity

and a balanced digital diet

because safety on the internet matters

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Pre-teens (11-13) online safety advice | Internet Matters

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supporting primary schoolers online

six to tens

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between the ages of six to ten it's

likely your child

might get their first connected device

perhaps a games console or a tablet

so take the time to have regular chats

with your child about their well-being

and safety online

this will help them develop coping

strategies to deal with online risks

and encourage them to make safer choices

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online

set up parental controls on your home

broadband as well as any

internet-enabled devices that your child

has access to

our setup safe parental control guides

will walk you through the steps

so you can get set up in just a few

minutes don't forget to check that any

online accounts are password protected

if you're concerned about the time your

child spends online

many devices and apps will have inbuilt

controls to help you set limits

on when they should be using them and

for how long ensure your child maintains

a good balance of online and offline

activities

and that their online activities are

positive and have purpose

it's helpful to agree some rules with

your child to encourage them to develop

good digital habits for the future

if you're looking to give them their own

devices choose ones that offer

child-friendly content and tailored

parental controls to give them a safer

space to explore online

don't forget that gaming consoles also

offer internet access

so it's important to set parental

controls

be involved with your child's internet

use this will make it easier for you to

advise them on issues they might

experience

and for them to share concerns about

anything that may upset them

encourage them to question what they see

online to build their critical thinking

create a user account for your child

that only allows access to the sites and

apps you've chosen

you could also set your home page to a

child-friendly site

such as an educational site like bbc

bite size

or a safe search engine like swiggle

activate

safe search settings on sites like

google and youtube

and encourage them to use child friendly

apps like youtube kids

many popular games involve playing

online with others

so be aware that your child may be

creating an online presence

age ratings on games and apps are a

helpful way of establishing if they are

age appropriate

and use the strictest privacy settings

if they're playing free to play games

make sure to set a password on your app

store account to restrict

in-app purchases and avoid getting

caught out with a big bill

as soon as they can share and interact

with others online

talk about what information they should

and shouldn't share

discuss what it means to be a good

digital citizen

and emphasize the importance of

developing a good digital footprint

some children may find themselves

bullying or being bullied online

so it's important to talk to them about

being a good friend online and where to

get support if they need it

remind them that they can talk to you or

a trusted adult if they have any

concerns

because safety on the internet matters

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supporting preschoolers online nought to

fives

more and more preschoolers now have

their own devices

and if they don't they're probably using

shared devices

here's what you can do to make sure they

have a great time online

and don't stumble across things you

wouldn't want them to see or hear

whilst it's always best to supervise

young children online

there are lots of free tools that you

can use to help you set

up devices safely parental controls on

your home broadband are free and easy to

set up

they allow you to control the websites

your child can access

most popular devices and apps also have

inbuilt controls to help you decide

what your child can access and set rules

around when they should be using them

and for how long make sure to use secure

passwords when setting up any parental

controls

and even if your child is not using them

turn on safe search on google and

restricted mode on youtube to filter out

inappropriate content

our setup safe guides walk you through

the steps

so you can get set up in just a few

minutes

not all screen time is created equal so

it's important to ensure your child has

a balanced diet of activities

both online and offline that can help

them develop key skills and have fun

it's very important that screens are not

displacing or disrupting sleep

face-to-face friendships or physical

exercise

where possible their screen time is best

spent together with you

choose a variety of safe and educational

online games and apps to play with your

child

so that you'll feel more comfortable

with them exploring

make use of websites and platforms

designed specifically for preschoolers

like cbb's youtube kids nick jr

and use age ratings and reviews in the

app store to check app suitability

it's never too early to start setting

boundaries as a family

set some rules around how and when

devices should be used at home

and while you're out and about this will

encourage your child to develop

good digital habits and give you the

opportunity to make sure they are using

devices positively and with purpose

it's important to talk with your

children about what they enjoy doing

online

take the time to have regular chats

about their safety helping them

understand what they should watch out

for online

reassure them if they see or hear

anything online that upsets them

they will not be in trouble and they

should come and talk to you about it

because safety on the internet matters

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A Guide to Changing Privacy Settings on the Major Social Media Sites

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In addition to our how-to guides on the most popular apps, you can also find out more about other social apps that children are using. Below we have compiled a list of apps to watch out for and provide a related web link for you to learn more about how to set controls on the app.

Live streaming apps

Live streaming has captured the imagination of teens around the world but also introduced a number of risks they could be exposed to. See our list of safety guides to get up to speed on the most popular Live streaming apps.

Periscope - Designed by Twitter, Periscope lets you share and experience live video streams from your mobile or tablet device.

Live.me - Live.me is a social platform that allows users to connect with others and earn virtual goods which can be exchanged for prizes, rewards, and cash.

YouNow - The app allows you to comment and like users videos and buy gifts that generate money for the app creator.

Social gaming apps

If your child is gaming online, they may be using platforms to allow them to chat and communicate with other players or friends. Use the following safety guides to help keep them safe on the most popular social gaming platforms.

Steam - This is one of the most popular social gaming networks that allows you to buy and play games online and store them in the cloud.

Xbox live - Microsoft's online service for its consoles is called Xbox Live and when you're signed into the service you can chat to other Xbox Live members and befriend them.

Twitch TV - Twitch.tv is a live streaming social gaming platform that is equipped with a chat feature to allow players to interact with each other and live stream and watch video game competitions.

Roblox - One of the biggest online gaming platforms and features social elements which allows players to talk to each other and send friend requests.

Minecraft - One of the most popular gaming platforms among primary school age children (despite 13 minimum age guide).

PlayStation Network - Allows users to go online and access PlayStation Store content, online gameplay and use the chat function to talk to other players.

Nintendo Network - Nintendo's consoles are more family-friendly than most and therefore its chat functionality is a lot more geared to safe interaction for younger players.

Limitation of network filters

Some content and sites can be encrypted, which means they're coded in a way that prevents the controls from knowing what the content actually is, so filters will not necessarily apply. There are also ways of bypassing filters using what's called a Virtual Private Network (VPN) if your child is technologically savvy enough.

They also don't usually restrict purchases through apps or the use of certain programmes that are already on the device. You'll need to consider setting your device controls and platform (such as Chrome or Netflix) controls too.

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Take a look at our list of social media guides to get you up to speed on the most popular platforms and help set the right privacy settings.

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Thrive Online from Childnet-Empowering young people with SEND to build happy and healthy online relationships

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Empowering young people with SEND to build happy and healthy online relationships.

Childnet are happy to announce that we are in the early stages of a two-year project, supported by Google.org. Thrive Online is designed to support young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in managing and making the most of their lives and relationships online.

We recognise that young people with SEND are often not included in online safety conversations and at Childnet we want to ensure that all young people are equipped with the skills, confidence and support to thrive online.

We want all young people to enjoy positive online experiences, and we know that young people with SEND require tailor made support to help them manage these online experiences. At Childnet we also recognise that there is a need for educators, parents and carers to have the necessary guidance to support young people with SEND online.

Thrive Online will provide free resources for parents, carers, and educators, alongside brand new modules on the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme.

Find out more about Thrive Online:

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DigiDuck Stories-Engaging online safety stories for young children aged 3-7

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The Digiduck® collection has been created to help parents and teachers educate children aged 3 - 7 about online safety. The collection includes a ebooks, PDFs, a poster and an interactive app.

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A practical campaign toolkit to address the issue of online sexual harassment amongst young people aged 13 – 17 years

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A practical campaign toolkit to address the issue of online sexual harassment amongst young people aged 13 - 17 years.

Step Up, Speak Up! includes a range of resources for young people and the professionals who work with them, including teachers, pastoral teams, senior school leadership and police forces.

Defining online sexual harassment

Online sexual harassment is unwanted sexual conduct on any digital platform and it is recognised as a form of sexual violence.

Online sexual harassment encompasses a wide range of behaviours that use digital content (images, videos, posts, messages, pages) on a variety of different platforms (private or public).

This toolkit specifically focuses on peer-to-peer online sexual harassment taking place between young people.

Find out more in the Project deSHAME Research Report.

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A research-led resource designed to support educators in facilitating empathetic, honest, and evidence-based conversations on online hate and how to tackle it with secondary aged pupils.

Who is this resource for? Open or Close

Talk it over has been written for educators and other professionals to use with young people aged 13-17 years old. Parts of the resource are adaptable for younger and older learners.

What does this resource include? Open or Close

Talk it over includes a slide presentation with four infographics designed to prompt discussion about research findings on the topic of online hate. Each infographic is supported by a separate section of the resource which contains possible discussion questions and two quick activities that can be used to extend the learning. There is also accompanying guidance for educators and a glossary.

Why is this resource needed? Open or Close

Research undertaken by Childnet in July 2020 found that the internet continues to be the most likely place for young people to witness hate and that 80% of young people had seen something hateful online aimed at a particular group in the last year. Despite this, nine out of ten young people agreed that no one should be targeted with online hate because of their gender, race, religion, sexuality, disability or transgender identity and 72% of young people believe that people their age have an important role to play in tackling online hate and creating a kinder internet for everyone.

By sharing the findings from the research, and the real experiences of young people that it represents, this resource can empower even more young people to understand online hate and talk it over.

What other resources can I use on this topic? Open or Close

Talk it over is a resource designed to start conversations to put an end to online hate. If you are interested in other resources in this area, the SELMA hacking hate toolkit is a comprehensive and customisable resource co-created by six organisations including SWGfL, one of our partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre.

The resource includes:

Over 100 easy-to-access and customisable resources for teachers and other professionals working with children and young people.

A wealth of flexible and hands-on activities which you can run as one-off sessions to trigger immediate engagement and effect.

Clear guidance on how to build more comprehensive and sustained pathways of change.

Download the full resource here or click through to each section below:

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Supporting professionals working with children and young people

Co-funded by the European Commission, The Professionals Online Safety Helpline (POSH) was set up in 2011 to help all members of the community working with or for children in the UK, with any online safety issues they, or children and young people in their care, may face. So if you work with children and young people, we're here to help you.

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Gam-Anon UK & Ireland

Compulsive gambling is recognised as an emotional illness. As wives, husbands, partners, siblings, children or friends of compulsive gamblers we know that living with this illness can prove a devastating experience. Family relationships can become unbearably strained and the home filled with bitterness, frustration and resentment. There seems to be no way to solve our insurmountable difficulties; so much so that we are unable to think rationally at times.

If you are affected by someone else's gambling then Gam-Anon can help! Our meetings are for anyone who has been affected by a loved one's gambling problem. We have been where you are now. By sharing in our rooms you will find that you are not alone!

GamAnon and GA meetings are usually held on the same nights but in separate rooms. What is said in each room is kept confidential so that members in both rooms don't need to worry about sharing their problems or concerns

Important - please take note:

In the current Covid-19 situation please keep checking this website for information from us. This will be updated regularly and is the only timely way of keeping people up to date. Please bookmark this site and visit at least once a week.

On the Government's latest advice all meetings should be cancelled as part of the protection for people. This will be reflected on the Meetings page.

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This week at Parent Zone we're celebrating a watershed moment. We will be sending out the final edition of the current version of Digital Parenting Magazine and in the process saying a very fond farewell to a partnership that broke new ground in internet safety.

In 2009, information for parents about keeping children safe online was very thin on the ground. There weren't any large-scale initiatives and none that gave parents the expert information they needed. So when a forward-thinking executive at Vodafone asked us what they should be doing we told them to let us create a magazine. We knew that what was needed was a format that was engaging, high-quality and suitable for professionals - including teachers, police officers and social workers - to hand out to parents. With high production values and even higher standards for contributors, we developed what became the second-highest circulation magazine in the UK.

Confidence in the first edition was limited. As we nudged our partners to be bold they reminded us that their previous attempts had resulted in limited success. A very conservative 10,000 copies were printed with an expectation that they would last for a year. Within 24 hours we had taken requests for every copy. 10,000 became 50,000 and that in turn became 1million. By 2017 we were producing 2.5 million copies per edition. With support from the Vodafone Foundation, we were able to reach families across the country, with copies of Digital Parenting going home in children's book bags, being given out at parent talks and becoming a staple resource for professionals wanting to hand parents vital information.

The ingredients of its success were reasonably simple. Delivering information from experts in a format that parents could access at their leisure (and who doesn't enjoy flicking through a magazine?) delivered via the professionals that parents trust. It could be shared, passed to friends and left around for children to see. It wasn't overwhelming; it could be read on the bus. In an age of websites and dreary leaflets, it was unique.

But times change and what was needed then is not what is needed now. The launch of Parent Info - our partnership with NCA CEOP - delivering information on all of the issues caused or amplified by the internet has been a game-changer. We are now able to present information directly on school websites and by working with NCA CEOP we can offer the most reliable, up to date information possible.

We are delighted to be partnering with Google to develop a family offer that responds to the needs of children, teachers and parents. A recognition of the fact that information needs to be available for the whole family so that everyone can work together to develop shared confidence and understanding.

We remain keenly aware that mobile phones are a uniquely problematic device for parents and we will continue to encourage all mobile operators to do more to help families manage them. Our partnership with Vodafone in the UK has come to a close but we will continue to do all we can to ensure that every part of the digital infrastructure is thinking about families and the impact their services have on them.

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Your Security

We protect you online with industry-leading security.

Everything we make is protected with powerful built-in security technologies that help detect and block threats like spam, malware, and viruses from ever reaching you. And we share these security technologies with partners and competitors alike, raising industry standards that help keep everyone safer online.

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Data makes Google services more helpful and relevant, but how we use this information is an individual choice that belongs to you. We keep you informed about what data we collect, how it's used, and why. And we build powerful data controls into your Google Account, so you can choose the privacy settings that are right for you.

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The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.

We do this through our education programme, providing training, resources and information to professionals working with children, young people and their families.

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Respecting me, you, us: building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures is a CEOP Education resource for 12 -14 year olds developed in association with clinical psychologist, Dr. Elly Hanson.

Under 18 and worried about online sexual abuse?
To report, click to visit the CEOP Safety Centre.

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