Setting up safe

Getting kids devices ‘set up safe’ is a great way to protect them against adult content or suggestive content that they may not be ready for. See our list of resources and articles that you can use to set digital boundaries and give children a safer space to explore online.

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Exploring the awareness and usage of parental controls to support digital safety
Children’s safety online is the issue most important to us at Internet Matters. In this blog we explore a topic ...
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Understanding children’s and families’ wellbeing in a digital world
Nearly a fifth of schoolchildren, who have sent sexts said they were pressured or blackmailed into doing so, the new ...
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Back to school survey reveals parent’s preferred age for their kids to own a smartphone is 10 years
A summary finding of our survey with 1,000 parents to find out what age children should be using smartphones.