Internet safety

This article separates facts and myths on online safety: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/11/04/myths-about-internet-safety-that-are-freaking-parents-out/

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in England has issued a warning that the app Yellow, which is considered a parallel of Tinder but marketed to teens, is a high risk for sexual predators because it does not verify users’ ages. The app claims to have five million users: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tinder-teenagers-app-accused-enabling-102600676.html http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/sex-predator-warning-issued-over-tinder-for-teenagers-app-a3400426.html https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/sex-predator-warning-issued-over-tinder-for-teenagers-app/ar-AAkyBC1  

In this book, tech expert Amber Mac and Internet security expert Michael Bazzell provide a guide for parents in today’s digital world. With age-appropriate tips for parents of preschoolers, preteens, or teens. https://www.amazon.com/Outsmarting-Your-Kids-Online-Overwhelmed-ebook/dp/B01EXAFKSO

A father has developed his own website to help parents keep up with what’s happening on the Web, since there are constantly new developments relevant to child safety online: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/dad-starts-website-to-educate-other-parents-about-social-media-dangers/38316248 http://carefulparents.com  

Some tips for parents on keeping their kids safe: http://mashable.com/2014/09/21/social-media-safety-kids/

some important tips for parents: http://www.chicagotribune.com/special/adsections/aranet/chi-ara-8090040101-20140715,0,1902551.story