Safe on Social journal
Perspectives on online safety, education and the digital world.
3 articles
6 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
“We’ll just get them a dumb phone.”Parents and carers say it all the time, usually with relief. The hard decision has been put off and a simple one has taken its place. I understand that relief, and I also think the word “simple” does a lot of damage, because it closes the conversation at the exact moment it should open.Please let me explain before anyone runs to the comments section. Waiting is a valid decision, and for many children it is the right one. If your family has decided on no phone a
28 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Free Robux, it says, but only if you claim them in the next few hours. There is a link, then a login box, and for a child who's been saving for a new avatar outfit since the last school holidays, there's little reason to hesitate.Next, the child types their username and password into a page that looks exactly like Roblox. Sometimes they are asked for their two-factor code as well, and they hand that over too, because as far as they understand it, that is what the code is for. Then the page quiet
28 Mar 2025 · 6 min read
They're being groomed. Not in the traditional sense, but digitally by algorithms designed to manipulate their identity. TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Discord these platforms aren't just "where they hang out." They're the loudest voices in your child's life right now. And those voices? They're smart. Slick. Often disguised as "funny," "motivational," or "alpha male truth bombs." But what they're really doing is hijacking your child's need for identity, certainty, and connection and selling them a wor
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