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The Best antivirus software for protecting your connected devices

You need the best online family anti-virus protection, we evaluated five of the best Norton, McAfee, etc. Here's our recommendation and it is no great surprise.

A COVID TALE, Why you don't want young kids playing all day online!

During COVID-19 online gaming portals said usage was up 60%. Now it's time to win that time back and get kids back on track putting down devices reducing game time.

Here's why you should be using VPN when gaming in Fortnite too!

Since COVID19 arrived, online gaming usage has risen 70% on average, experts are warning parents and players to be more careful. DDoS attacks are commonplace, ISPs like Virgin, Tencent, T Mobile are reducing capacity everywhere.  So what's a poor gamer to do, well VPN will prevent DDoS and improve performance, so that's a great start.

Roblox is developing content ratings for games and better parental controls

Virtual gaming platform Roblox is developing content ratings for games and easier parental controls for their kids, says the company’s chief privacy officer Remy Malan

TikTok mimics Instagram going for the happy vibe

TikTok is one of the most popular apps ever, so successful that kids are flocking to it. TikTok is pressing YouTube hard for kid's famously short attention spans. Now TikTok has taken more steps to make viewers behave better, which is great.

Setting Parental Controls on Windows 10

MS Windows 10 is the current operating system. Here's a screen by screen demonstration of how to set up parental control for kids internet safety. Note; only works on Microsoft products including Xbox.

What is YouTube? Still King for Kids?

Battered by TikTok, Google's star performer is still a money-making machine. YouTube is incredibly popular with kids, trusted by parents, we ask what is YouTube, but warnings are now needed for the king of the Jungle. 

COVID19 is good for Internet Crime

Internet crime is on the rise with COVID19 in 2021, most of us think they will never be a victim to hackers. Maybe it's time to reconsider

Kids go around age verification

Kids can easily bypass the age verification on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp lying about their age, according to a new research study. New 2021 study reveals that social media do not stop kids from lying about their age.

TikTok made safer, but not safe!

TikTok is the internet sensation that became kids and teens favourite in 2020 through 2021. TikTok is easy to set up and ease, it is well designed and has blown Instagram away but not Snapchat. If you haven't tried it yourself, try it and you will see what I mean.

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