by WOSP Admin | Thursday, May 16th, 2019 | Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News, Social Media
Introduction This social network app is from the creators of Musical.ly. As Musical.ly officially went offline earlier this year, TikTok has taken its place offering the user the ability to watch musical clips, create short clips up to 60 seconds and add special...
by WOSP Admin | Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 | ALERTS, AMBER ALERT, Gaming, Internet Addiction, Online Chat, Parental Controls
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by WOSP Admin | Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 | Educational, Fun, Gaming, GREEN ALERT, Online Safety, Parental Controls
Three years ago, O2 joined forces with the NSPCC to help give parents the knowledge, skills and confidence to keep their kids safe online. You can play the game here by clicking the link below. Play Game Green...
by WOSP Admin | Saturday, January 19th, 2019 | ALERTS, Gaming, Internet Addiction, Online Safety, Parental Controls, RED ALERT, Safety News, Screen time, Social Media
Fortnite made headlines this year after the NHS announced that people can now receive treatment for gaming addiction. This news went viral after a three-year battle to recognise gaming addiction was won by Kendal Parmar, who is a mother of a 15-year child addicted to...
by WOSP Admin | Saturday, January 19th, 2019 | Educational, GENERAL, Online Safety, Parental Controls
Introduction Did your child receive a PC, tablet, mobile phone or games console over the Christmas period? If so, it will almost certainly be capable of accessing the internet. Two things spring to mind: protecting your children and the amount of screen time that...
by WOSP Admin | Saturday, January 12th, 2019 | ALERTS, AMBER ALERT, Online Chat, Online Safety, Parental Controls, Police Aware, Safety News, Social Media
Do your children use Kik Messenger? It’s a free messaging app aimed at users aged thirteen and over. Used by more than 300 million people worldwide, Kik lets users exchange messages, photos, videos, GIFs and web pages with friends, family, chatbots and even...