Stay Safe Online
Some of our young people are starting to experiment with social media in these difficult times and are under the recommended age of 13+.
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Houseparty has become the new trend with some STAPS middle and senior students. The video feed on Houseparty is live, and there is no monitoring by administrators so there's a chance of being exposed to inappropriate content. People can take screenshots and share them anywhere, anything your child does or posts inside the app has the potential to be seen outside of the app.
Both the App Store and Google Play Store's age ratings specify that, like most other social media services, it's meant for an audience of 13 years or older. In these difficult times, we understand children are trialing new social tools but please remind them of age restrictions and it's important to monitor what your child is using and who they are communicating with.
More information can be found via - https://www.esafety.gov.au/
For school they should only be using Seesaw and Google Meet.
Thank you.