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Social media privacy guides

If your child is using social networking sites to chat to friends and family or share their latest selfie, take a look at our list of social media guides to get you up to speed on the most popular platforms and help them set the right privacy settings.

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Get useful tips to help children manage accounts on a range of different social media apps and platforms. Check out simple steps in each guide to block, report, manage privacy, and more.

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WhatsApp privacy guide

TikTok parental control and safety settings hero

TikTok parental controls

Snapchat privacy settings guide

Instagram parental controls

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FaceTime privacy and safety settings

Yubo safety guide

Pinterest privacy and safety settings hero

Pinterest privacy and safety settings

Wattpad safety

Wattpad safety and privacy guide

Facebook safety and privacy settings

Facebook Messenger privacy and security settings

Skype security and privacy settings

X (formerly Twitter) safety

In addition to our guides, get advice about the most popular social media apps that children and young people use.

VISIT SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE

Quick tip: Make sure your child’s social media accounts are set to private to reduce unwanted content from strangers.

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