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Cyber Safety Guy Roundup
May 2025
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Meta's Encryption Spin: Are They Protecting Kids or Predators?
I have just finished reading this insightful article, which goes into great detail and explains just another reason why social media platforms' increased use of end-to-end encryption is tipping the scales in favour of online predators. One of the reasons the first step a predator takes is to move
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Could Your Child's Online Friend Be a Predator?
We can all agree that in today’s digital world, children live their lives through their devices and form friendships with people online, whom they have never met. Being part of online communities can make them feel a sense of belonging, but it can pose multiple risks to the child.
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Game On, Safely: Discover the Enhanced Roblox Parental Controls
Roblox has rolled out a new suite of parental control features, giving parents greater oversight when managing their children’s accounts. These enable parents to block specific friends, gain deeper insights into their child’s in-game activities, and adjust settings in real time to better align with their family’s
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Beyond the Avatar: Real-World Risks on the Zepeto App
Zepeto is a fast-growing app that blends social networking with a virtual world experience, attracting around 20 million monthly users, with 15% of them coming from Europe. Players create 3D avatars to explore immersive environments, play games and interact with others; however, with minimal safety controls, anonymous chat and monetised
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Behind the Screen: Two Worlds Colliding in a Child's Grooming
The glow from the screen was like a companion and felt comforting to me, It started with small gestures and a small, friendly voice during the chaos of the online games. “Hello”, they would message, “You’re good at this!” It felt good that somebody had noticed me, and I
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The Darkness I Confront: Why I Fight for Your Children and Their Safety Online Podcast
Episode 001
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You're Not Safe Just Because It's on Google
Navigating Search Engine Risks for Children
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Safer Scrolling? Meta's Latest Child Safety Push
Meta, which is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has today announced that they are going to be expanding their “Teen Account” system from Instagram to now also cover Facebook and Messenger. It can only be assumed at this point that this is happening as a result of the
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The Darkness I Confront: Why I Fight for Your Children and Their Safety Online
⚠️Trigger Warning - CSAM/Abuse/C-PTSD references that some may and actually should find disturbing⚠️ I was chatting to a friend (thanks Robin), and we got onto the subject of why I do what I do. It made me realise I have never properly laid it out in print. Writing
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No Such Thing as a Stupid Question: Fostering Open Communication
Supporting your childs mental health - 10 conversation starters for parents
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Bluesky: The Next Social Media Craze - But Is It Safe?
As I mentioned, to try and reach more people with this blog, I have realised I need to increase my digital footprint on social media. I have decided that the platform to use for my purposes is Bluesky, which is the least worst option! I still don’t have a