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Internet protection for kids

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    #2
    Bacchus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    Monitor the games your kids are playing, particularly if there is an online dimension to them. Sure, the game itself may be marked PG and appropriate for an 8 year old but you need to watch who else is playing with them online. They could literally be anyway and they have a direct line to communicate with your child. At the very least you should actually play the game yourself to see first hand what they are doing, but you should monitor what is being communicated to your child.

    Some good tips here...
    https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-games-helping-children-play-safe/


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    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,007 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    kingtiger wrote: »
    Hi being an IT professional, I have been constantly asked by parents how to secure their devices so Kids can't accidentally see something they should never see at a young age

    So I thought this post might be useful

    first off secure your Router with OpenDNS

    https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/

    Choose the Family shield option this is completely free and blocks all questionable sites

    Enable "Safesearch" on Google

    https://www.wikihow.com/Enable-Google-Safesearch

    Also block YouTube comments on Chrome

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hide-youtube-comments/kehdmnjmaakacofbgmjgjapbbibhafoh?hl=en

    If anybody has some more tips please post, and let's keep our kids safe online


    Have you had much luck with OpenDNS route? I was thinking of making a PI Hole with a script to load the most common adult sites into the filter, but this would be much easier if it works!


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    arschloch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭arschloch


    I use K9. I also use Video Blocker on Chrome for certain Youtube channels, keywords etc.
    I found OpenDNS too complicated but I haven't used it in a long time.


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    Spocker
    Moderators Posts: 6,851 ✭✭✭Spocker


    I find the ScreentimeLabs app very handy for monitoring usage, in particular to restrict to particular time boundries/limits

    https://screentimelabs.com/


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    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    witnessmenow wrote: »
    Have you had much luck with OpenDNS route? I was thinking of making a PI Hole with a script to load the most common adult sites into the filter, but this would be much easier if it works!

    Yeah it's very easy, you just have to change your DNS settings on your router, and this will block every device connected to your router

    It works great, I went through a lot of porn sites and everything was blocked, even weird fetish ones I never heard of (looked them up on reddit)


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    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    I've bought our pair an amazon fire kids edition tablet for christmas, which comes with all sorts of blockers including their own version of you tube which only has preapproved content.
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-New-Fire-Tablet-Display-Kid-Proof/dp/B01J90MTXW

    like screentime above, there's a subscription of a few euro a month (in this case after the first year) but I'd say its worth it, especially to be able to control how long they're are on it as much as what they are looking at.

    I'll come back with feedback after christmas if its as good as its promised to be !


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    #8
    clint_silver
    Registered Users Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭clint_silver


    Dont forget elsagate.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2017/11/28/youtubes-elsagate-illuminates-the-unintended-horrors-of-the-digital-age/#626974126ba7


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    Tec Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Tec Diver


    I installed a Pi-hole a couple of months ago and love it. I had to replace our router with a Fritz box, as the ISP one wouldn't let me change the network settings.



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    #10
    AndB456
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭AndB456


    As this thread started in 2017, is has anyone any updated info for current internet use?

    I looked up K9 and it's no more apparently, current set up is A9? Anyone still use it?

    I've gotten away with no youtube for a long time but my son now has limited access to it for info he needs on his newest obsession. Any particular channels I should be looking out for?



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