Keeping Kids Safe Online

Here are some tips to help keep your children safe when using the Internet.

• It's not a legal requirement (2014) for broadband providers to offer parental controls, but the big four do. If your provider does not do this, switch to one that does.
• When you buy a mobile phone or tablet witha SIM, adult content is automatically blocked. Over 18s can ask for the filter to be removed. So, if handling down a device to a child, it's crucial to check with the network provider that the filter is on.

What about hidden identities? Pretending to be someone else online is not illegal, and there's nothing that covers bullying. The stranger/danger message applies as much on the Internet as in real life. Talk to your children about never sharing personal information with people they don't know in the real world.