Being online is now an integral part of teenage life, and the opportunities the internet offers provides
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In order to help ensure that children have a safe, and positive, experience online, it is important
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The internet and digital technologies are becoming a bigger part of childrenās lives, and provide them with
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#BeInCtrl - A Short Film on Online Grooming from PDST Technology in Education on Vimeo. Created to compliment
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These uncertain times have led to an understandable disruption to family life, with parents and children spending
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Zoom is a video conferencing platform that can be used through a computer desktop or mobile app,
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What is Tik Tok (formerly musical.ly)? Tik Tok (formerly known asĀ musical.ly)Ā is aĀ social media platform for creating, sharing and
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What is VSCO? VSCO is popular image editing and sharing app for mobile devices. Like other image sharing
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What is MeWe? MeWe is an ad-free social network, which is free to access via a browser or
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What is Discord? Discord is a free to access chat app similar to Slack or Skype that allows
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Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their childrenās education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry