by Tricia Munn | Apr 30, 2020 | Social Media Safety
We’ve been talking for weeks now about how much more children are on their devices and there is no doubt that devices are needed at this time of the global coronavirus pandemic… HOWEVER, we need to make sure that we keep conversations and regular check ins going with...
by Tricia Munn | Apr 16, 2020 | Social Media Safety
Last night I watched a TikTok Live stream after midnight. The young girl was sitting in the dark. She seemed anxious and fidgety, but determined to stay there. She only had 11 people watching, but they were patient and determined as she constantly adjusted her hair...
by Tricia Munn | Apr 16, 2020 | Social Media Safety
With isolation, quarantine and stay home restrictions, interest in creative video app TikTok has skyrocketed and become an app for anyone and everyone, including tradies, parents, children, teenagers, military personal, emergency services and even celebrities. Device...
by Tricia Munn | Apr 10, 2020 | Social Media Safety
If you have more than one Instagram account, you can only apply your phone number to use 2-step authentication to ONE of your accounts. When you go to apply 2-step authentication to a second account, Instagram will let you do it, but it will turn the 2-step auth you...
by Tricia Munn | Apr 10, 2020 | Social Media Safety
URGENT Message for parents. Scrolling on social media this morning Dan watched a video about the latest updates for Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video below the news article was high level nudity and sexually explicit. The video has been posted on...
by Tricia Munn | Apr 10, 2020 | Social Media Safety
Important changes to your child’s google access. Are you aware that Google’s Terms of Service changed as of March 31? If your child is under the age of 13 (in Australia) then you now have to give your permission for them to have an account. …and YOU...