Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about Amigo‘ below.

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Amigo is a social platform which purports to connect strangers from around the world – and, with built-in translation software, it reduces the expected language barriers. Focusing heavily on one-to-one chat, video calls and live streams, Amigo encourages its users to build up online relationships to unlock exclusive features such as private video and audio calls: essentially, the more that people chat, the more features become available to them. This is an app designed with mature users very much in mind and is therefore definitely not recommended for children. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as inappropriate contact, strangers and membership costs. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about Sendit‘ below.

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Sendit is an add-on to Snapchat, not a standalone app: it requires users to have an active Snapchat account, which they then connect to Sendit. It’s important that trusted adults realise, therefore, that any risks associated with Snapchat also affect children using Sendit. Within the app, people play question games like ‘Truth or Dare’ and ‘Never Have I Ever’: users select a question to share on their Snapchat story for their friends to reply to. All responses are anonymous, although – for paying subscribers – Sendit reveals hints about who sent which messages. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as bullying, harassment and grooming. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about FIFA 23‘ below.

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FIFA 23, like its many predecessors, is a massively popular football simulator featuring lifelike recreations of thousands of real-world players, drawn from teams around the globe. While the gameplay is subtly improved year on year, the publisher EA’s focus remains firmly on FIFA Ultimate Team – a mode in the game that can tempt players of all ages to spend actual money on recruiting better players for their side. With each new release of FIFA comes a host of new players to unlock – meaning that youngsters can feel pressured to keep buying to compete with their friends. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as age-inappropriate chat, scammers and addiction. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about BeReal‘ below.

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BeReal is the latest trending social media app. The concept is that people see others in their authentic day-to-day lives, sharing candid photos without editing or applying filters. Each day at a random time, users are simultaneously notified to take a photo of what they’re doing at that exact moment. The two-minute window to submit an image means there’s no time to select a particularly glamorous or exciting activity. BeReal shares two pictures: a selfie, and an image of the immediate surroundings. Users can only view and react to their friends’ photos once they upload their own. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as strangers, location sharing and visible personal data. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘How to Be Green with your Tech‘ below.

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Right now, humans aren’t living sustainably: we’re taking too many resources and not leaving the world in a fit state for future generations. Old tech products are a clear example: if we throw them away, the poisonous lead and mercury inside can get into the food chain through the soil. Recycling tech, though, has its own issues: it’s often exported to countries where the law doesn’t protect people from hazards. Whole villages (including children) sort through discarded devices to remove useful parts and substances like gold, silver and copper – often putting their health at risk. Finding ways to re-use tech is the greenest option. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of tips such as donating your old devices to charity, reusing your smartphones and recycling the batteries. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about Reddit‘ below.

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Reddit describes itself as a ‘social news’ site where users connect and share stories, opinions and support; debate issues; ask questions; and chat to people with similar interests. Discussion topics are organised into communities (known as subreddits) that are created, run and populated by users, who remain anonymous throughout. Free speech is encouraged and users – or ‘redditors’ – can vote posts ‘up’ or ‘down’ so they get more (or less) attention. Reddit is free to join, although signing up to Reddit Premium unlocks an advert-free version of the platform. 

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as harassment, trolling and fake news. 

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘The Extraordinary Life of Queen Elizabeth II‘ below.

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Take an appreciative look back over the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with our timeline poster.

When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died, Britain – and the world – lost a respected ruler who could always be counted on to do her best, even in difficult times. Since her death, leaders of other countries have described her as “warm”, “kind”, “funny”, “wise” and “dignified”. She will be sadly missed, but let’s remember that for the 70 years she ruled the UK, The Queen always kept the promise she made when she was crowned – to serve her people and her country.

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘Tips for Supporting Children in Dealing with Grief‘ below.

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It’s important that trusted adults feel able to help children and young people cope with grief –particularly at the moment, when we are mourning the loss of a public figure who was cherished by so many. Children are seeing bereavement and sadness being featured heavily the national news and in their favourite online spaces, and hearing it being talked about extensively among families and in the community. How can we help them in processing grief healthily at this potentially upsetting time?

In the guide, you’ll find tips such as understanding what grief is, encouraging coping strategies and reaching out for support.

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about Loot Boxes‘ below.

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Marketed as increasing a player’s enjoyment of a game, loot boxes are usually purchased or given as rewards. When opened, they unlock items for use in the game, such as better weapons or new characters to play as. Loot boxes feature in many games and are therefore available to various age groups. They’ve often been criticised for emulating gambling: the odds of unlocking certain items can be astronomical, while the money being spent is often high compared to the potential reward. It’s imperative that trusted adults understand the risks that loot boxes can pose.

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as addiction, scams and mounting costs.

Please find the National Online Safety guide for ‘What Parents Need to Know about Amazon Fire Tablets‘ below.

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The Amazon Fire Tablet is a popular choice: not only are Amazon’s own-brand devices more affordable than most other tablets on the market, but some models are designed specifically for youngsters (the Fire 7 Kids, Fire 8 HD and Fire HD 10 are aimed at ages 3–7, for example, while the ‘Pro’ range is geared toward 6 to 12-year-olds). Fires come with access to a wealth of entertaining content, from child-friendly TV shows and videos to age-appropriate games and ebooks.

In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as potential addiction, getting locked out of your device and faulty older models.