What is the imo messenger App? Description:Â Encrypted, high-quality video and voice calls, encrypted group video with up to six participants. FREE and unlimited encrypted messages and video and voice calls over data or WiFi connections. In other words, avoid SMS (texting) and phone call charges. […]
Note: if you’re running iOS 13 or 14, you’ll want to visit our always-updated, comprehensive iOS Parental Control Guide here. iOS 12 Is Great for Parents. Bad for Businesses. We’ve been running the iOS 12 beta this summer and we’re happy with the results. There’s always
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For years, we’ve been telling parents about content on Instagram. We even coined a phrase, Instaporn, to characterize the sexualized content that seemed to be invading a once, pure photo app. Our recent testing confirms that although Instagram has clear Community Guidelines, they aren’t enforcing them.
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What is TikTok? Is it safe? App Store Description:Â “TikTok is a global video community. We make it easy for you to watch awesome short videos AND you can also make your own videos by capturing those funny and memorable moments to share with the world. Spice
Is Musical.ly Safe? A Complete App Profile for Parents NOTE: On August 2, 2o18, Musical.ly became TikTok. Please visit our TikTok Definitive Guide for Parents. This eye-catching image was first used on a retired blog post where we first wrote about Musical.ly. I still really like
 Updated: September 14, 2022 ***IGTV no longer exists. Instagram introduced Reels in 2020 and now converts all videos under 15 minutes to Reels.*** What is the Instagram TV (IGTV) App? App Store description: After announcing it has eclipsed the one billion monthly user mark this
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What is the Twenty App? Description: The Twenty app (https://twenty.co/) is a free, location sharing app. According to its App Store description, “Twenty brings friends together in real life by allowing users to see who’s around, see who’s down and hang out. We’re not another social network,
**UPDATE: We have exciting news! Cosmo has told us they are discontinuing After Dark! Read the full story here. [Warning – this blog post is R-rated but it’s necessary. The Discover section of Snapchat is easily accessible by kids with a new channel: Cosmo After Dark.
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Parental Controls We Recommend What are Parental Controls? Parental controls are NOT a replacement for parenting. Parental controls are NOT “set it and forget it.” Parental controls ARE a great way to minimize accidental exposures to inappropriate online content. Parental controls SHOULD BE set stronger for
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