Most online services offer some safety features that can help users to manage access to age-inappropriate content, report concerns or protect privacy.

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Children love using technology and are learning to navigate websites, online games and consoles, and touch screen technology like iPads and smartphones from a younger and younger age.
This advice contains top tips for parents and carers for keeping young children safe online.

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The internet is increasingly used as a gateway by offenders to commit crimes including sexual assaults, sexual exploitation and grooming. To tackle this issue, Childline is launching a new campaign, #ListenToYourSelfie aimed at helping young people recognise the signs of grooming and unhealthy relationships, both online and offline.

Funded by BBC Children in Need, the campaign features two films where selfies come to life and question a situation. The Game focuses on a same-sex online grooming scenario and The Party highlights peer to peer sexual pressure and grooming.

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Musical.ly allows teens to make and share 15 second music videos. These feature users lip-syncing to the latest songs provided by the app, singing their own songs or doing comedy skits.

Musical.ly is a socialmedia app. We should not be surprised that other users, who may wish to cause physical or emotional harm and distress to our children, may make contact.

Guidance and information for parents and carers can be found here

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An article for parents (with some swearing and colourful language) which provides a useful overview of teenagers and the benefits and challenges of social media.

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Some people try to use social media and apps to groom children and young people. It's important you understand how this works so you can protect them.

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