SoCal_Bear Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 It's a whole new way of parenting now because of tablets and smartphones...This was posted on Crosswalk which is a Christian website, but it's helpful to be aware of what these apps are and what your family is being exposed to by using them. http://www.crosswalk.com/slideshows/the-9-most-dangerous-apps-for-kids.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmamatx Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I have to disagree with most of these tbh. I use about half these apps myself and this article is blowing things way way out of perportion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I have to disagree with most of these tbh. I use about half these apps myself and this article is blowing things way way out of perportion. I don't mean to come across as combative or anything, but you wanna share which of these on the list you're using? I must be missing the healthy use of these. There's *1* that I know is commonly used where my dd is going to college in the fall, and I think their warning is actually really wise about the potential dangers there. -Whisper--"anonymous" chat -YikYak--"anonymous" chatting in an area, which presumably means common interests -Kik-send without it appearing in phone logs -Snapchat-post something that self-destructs -Vine-post videos -ChatRoulette-chat with strangers -Omegle-chat with strangers -Tinder--hooking up, dating, whatever -Poof--used to hide apps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmamatx Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I don't mean to come across as combative or anything, but you wanna share which of these on the list you're using? I must be missing the healthy use of these. There's *1* that I know is commonly used where my dd is going to college in the fall, and I think their warning is actually really wise about the potential dangers there. -Whisper--"anonymous" chat -YikYak--"anonymous" chatting in an area, which presumably means common interests -Kik-send without it appearing in phone logs -Snapchat-post something that self-destructs -Vine-post videos -ChatRoulette-chat with strangers -Omegle-chat with strangers -Tinder--hooking up, dating, whatever -Poof--used to hide apps Whisper, Kik, Vine, Omegle, and Snapchat. Would I let a child {10 and under} on any of those? Kik & snapchat maybe, with limits. Would I let a teen on them? Sure. Kik in particular is one I don't understand the objections to. It's basically skype minus easy video chatting. And uses WAY less data. My 10 year old has an account I use to keep in touch with her while I'm out running errands - we both prefer it over skype because it shows when the message is read. Poof doesn't even exist anymore - I looked for it in google play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Ok, like I said, just trying to understand. Looks like several of these apps are not available in the iTunes apps store, though similar apps pop up. Kik is listed as 17+ in the iTunes store and won't download (per the reviews) to phones where parental controls are set to refuse apps set for that. I'm going through the list, and Tinder is marked 17+. Snapchat is marked 12+. So, to a degree, Apple is handling some of this too and doing the most gross level screening, if people turn on parental controls. I know about the parental controls on my ds' kindle, but I'm not sure I ever looked for them on the iphone, hmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 SnapChat recently changed their app so that users can see where you are now. A lot of parents are not aware about this feature. This is a huge potential risk for young people. So, it would be prudent to use ghost mode. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/07/14/your-teen-snapchat-ghost-mode-and-track-their-time/460966001/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 SnapChat recently changed their app so that users can see where you are now. A lot of parents are not aware about this feature. This is a huge potential risk for young people. So, it would be prudent to use ghost mode. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/07/14/your-teen-snapchat-ghost-mode-and-track-their-time/460966001/ Speaking of Snapchat, I read somewhere that they have an app for kids so that they can take pictures using their filters, but there is no option to send or receive pictures. I believe they can only save them to their device. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Whisper, Kik, Vine, Omegle, and Snapchat. Would I let a child {10 and under} on any of those? Kik & snapchat maybe, with limits. Would I let a teen on them? Sure. Kik in particular is one I don't understand the objections to. It's basically skype minus easy video chatting. And uses WAY less data. My 10 year old has an account I use to keep in touch with her while I'm out running errands - we both prefer it over skype because it shows when the message is read. Poof doesn't even exist anymore - I looked for it in google play. Aren't Yik-Yak and Vine also dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Oh wow, I hadn't realized Yik-Yak was gone! Not that I'm missing it. There was some horrible stuff in the news that happened with it. But you're right, punched it into iTunes and it doesn't show up.Yik Yak shuts down - Business Insider Edited August 7, 2017 by OhElizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Kik has become ‘the defacto app’ for child predators, according to an investigative report - The Verge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 The part that I really hate about Snapchat is the "featured" area that can't be turned off and has *daily* sexual content. The other day they featured "why I like being a sex worker" and a piece about vagina lipsticks. It's constant. I don't even want my kids on Instagram because the hashtag search feature=instant porn access. They can't take it down as fast as it goes up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Oh my. I am so far in the dark on this, wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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