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Parental controls | Social media
Digital technologies offer a world of opportunities and benefits for children and young people. However, as a parent or carer, you also need to understand the risks associated with it, and how to protect your family. Learn how to use parental controls on social media to maximise online safety for your children.
TikTok
TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short videos, on any topic.
How can parents and caregivers protect their children from the beauty craze on the internet?
Unattainable beauty ideals are putting young people under increasing pressure. How can parents support their children in dealing with this?
Age limit on social media platforms
Social platforms have become integral to our daily lives, offering connectivity, entertainment, and information. However, the increasing presence of children and young people on these platforms has raised concerns about age-appropriate usage and online safety. Understanding the age limits set by various social platforms is essential for ensuring responsible and secure engagement in the digital space.
Why suicidal content on social media is dangerous
In addition to all the beautiful, interesting and funny content on social media services, there is unfortunately also negative content. For people in an acute crisis or even at risk of suicide, this content can be life-threatening. For example, if it reinforces the negative world view of those affected, condones suicide or even gives instructions for suicide. The German awareness centre klicksafe explains why social media algorithms reinforce the problem and how we can help those affected.
Is social media addictive?
Short clips on social media delight young and old alike. Consequently, we spend more time on social media services than planned. Parents and youth protection officers are particularly concerned about the potential risks of social media usage for children and young people. One pressing question remains: what are operators doing to protect minors on their platforms?
Albanian authorities unprepared to protect children in cyberspace
In Albania, thousands of children and young people become victims of violence, bullying, abuse and crimes online every day. Only a small proportion of these incidents are reported to authorities or the National Hotline for Child Internet Safety, as most victims feel scared, ashamed or have no confidence in the authorities to report. The Albanian Parliament Child Rights Caucus (Friends of Children Parliamentary Group) held a hearing session with iSIGURT.al to discuss the matter.
And suddenly the money is gone: expensive TikTok matches and cash gifts
"So cute!", "OMG!" - with one click, you can support creators on TikTok with cash gifts. The harmless names often conceal that gifts may cost up to 300 euros. Especially during live matches, viewers are encouraged to send cash gifts. Keep reading to learn how the gift system on TikTok works and which settings in the app are relevant to young people.
Young people do not find algorithms problematic
A large panel of young people representing various regions of Denmark has explored how algorithms control online content. The young people's attitude towards algorithms indicates a challenging pedagogical task to address.
Empowering learners with AI in education
The Education and Youth Board has developed a teacher training course known as “The teaching and learning framework and AI”, or “How to make Kratt* work for you”, consisting of 14 academic hours of online study with five academic hours of independent study. The goal of the training course is to combine various AI solutions with the teaching and learning framework and to analyse how different AI applications can be used in the classroom to support students’ learning.
