Tumblr is what is known as a micro blogging social media platform, it is available through a browser or via an app downloaded to any mobile device. From Wikipedia “Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp and owned by Yahoo! Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and… Continue Reading
The Adult Video Game, Grand Theft Auto is being pulled from Target and now Kmart Shelves because of an online petition to have it removed. My thoughts? Yup GTA is not for kids, it is clearly rated R18+ but I know that kids under that age are playing it. Why? Because mum and dad… Continue Reading
Children are being exposed to adult content, including violent pornography younger and younger. This most commonly happens when they stumble across it when searching for content with an unfiltered device or app. It is so important that your child is safe when looking up content online when they are on a mobile device. Does your child have… Continue Reading
Updated with new settings November 2015 Note: YouTube is now rated 17+ on iTunes. The Terms Of Service still say 13+ with adult permission, but they recommend use by only over 17 year olds due to the adult content that YouTube hosts. See YouTube Terms And Conditions and the screen shot below. Handing your young… Continue Reading
Updated July 2021 Adult Content Via Safari With school iPads being introduced now in primary schools, schools are doing all they can to filter the internet within school grounds, but too many parents are not aware how important it is to enable filters and parental controls on any device their child uses at home as well.… Continue Reading
This post is going to rub some people up the wrong way. I’m going to say something that many parents haven’t considered, or something that they don’t want to consider when making choices about the internet for their child….This post is about caring about other families kids online. If you think this post is too… Continue Reading
Latest Edit: May 16th 2015 Kik Messenger is no longer JUST a messaging app, and is now rated 17+ Kik Messenger is constantly adding new “features” and changing settings, it now has a huge adult content spam problem. This post is growing and constantly being updated as new issues and features come to light. I… Continue Reading
An 8 year old boy saw porn on Facebook…. With more and more parents allowing their underaged kids to have Facebook accounts, this type of exposure will probably be occurring thousands upon thousands times a day. Most parents I speak to who allow their underage children access to adult apps either simply… Continue Reading
Pro Self harm websites are unfortunately popping up all over the Internet. One of the platforms where pro self harm blogs is sadly proliferating is www.tumblr.com . There is very little advice to parents on how to block this content whilst still allowing their child to use the internet for school work and good social… Continue Reading
The Manly Daily & News Local Some great tips here from Leonie Smith in the Manly Daily Continue Reading