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online safety and digital citizenship specialist

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05 May 2025

Roblox has recently launched some new parental controls, offering more transparency and management over young people’s accounts. The new features allow parents to block specific friends, as well as view more detailed insights into their child’s activity. Roblox has incorporated more real-time awareness that can be adapted depending on where parents feel most comfortable, and can be adjusted as their child’s digital experiences develop.

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23 September 2024

LGFL; 'We know it's not easy to talk to parents about online safety - so we've created a ready to use presentation for you to deliver to them. Find top tips, discussion starters and resources to help empower them to keep their children safe and start those key safeguarding conversations.'

Notes, guidance and free presentation included.

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19 September 2024

Meta is introducing Instagram Teen Accounts, a new experience for teens, guided by parents. Teen Accounts have built-in protections which limit who can contact them and the content they see, and also provide new ways for teens to explore their interests. Meta will automatically place teens into Teen Accounts, and teens under 16 will need a parent’s permission to change any of these settings to be less strict.

 

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