As a parent, it’s important to configure the privacy settings on your child’s social media accounts to protect their personal information and to control who can see their activity. Here’s how to configure the privacy settings on popular social media platforms: By configuring the privacy settings on your child’s social media accounts, you can help…
Read more
The internet can be a great resource for children, but it’s important to be aware of the potential dangers they may face online. Here are some latest statistics on the dangers to children when they go online: It’s important for parents to be aware of these dangers and to take steps to protect their children…
Read more
There are many reasons why gaming and social media are habit-forming. Some reasons are quite obvious and others are more manipulative by design. Here are the top five: They are fun. Games are played by people of all ages, because they are fun. For children, gaming is a very good way to teach them what…
Read more
Born between 1997 and 2021, this generation has grown up with technology, mobile phones, social media, the Internet and ”on-demand” entertainment. They are the most connected generation with groups of friends and fans on messaging apps, social media, live streaming and they will never leave home without their phone. If they do, their FOMO (fear…
Read more
When Marlize Holtzhausen’s pregnant sister was attacked in her home, in front of her two-year-old son, then kidnapped, beaten, raped and left for dead – the whole family was severely traumatised. She struggled to get help and the physical damage caused her to go into labour while she was stranded far from home. Time was…
Read more
Some scammers are very clever. They will use current or emotional causes to create believable scams to solicit money from their victims. At present, there are many email, SMS, social media and WhatsApp scams where the message appears to have come from someone raising funds to support the Ukrainian citizens during the Russian invasion. They…
Read more
How do you know that the person you are chatting to online is actually who they claim to be? The Internet has made it so easy for people to connect with other people all over the world. Most people who create online profiles, do so honestly and with the intention to connect with friends, family,…
Read more
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. With children, it is the communication or posting by one or more minors using cyber-technology or digital media designed to hurt, threaten, embarrass, annoy, blackmail, or otherwise target another minor. Unlike physical bullying, cyberbullying…
Read more
OnlyFans is an adult website with more than 120 000 000 subscribers. Users create a profile/channel on the platform, where they post sexually explicit or provocative images and videos. In order to view these posts, people need to subscribe to their channel and pay a monthly fee. Some of the most popular users can earn…
Read more
