Safety guides

App safety guides for parents

Plain answers on whether the big apps are safe for kids and teens, the settings that matter, and how to talk it through. Or run the free scanner for a score on a specific app.

• Is TikTok safe for kids?TikTok is built for 13+. What the real risks are for younger users and the exact settings that make a teen’s account safer.
• Is Snapchat safe for 11-year-olds?Snapchat’s minimum age is 13, so it isn’t intended for 11-year-olds. The risks, and the settings that matter most if an older teen uses it.
• Is Discord safe for children?Discord is 13+ and built around servers and direct messages. The real risks for children and how to lock a teen’s account down.
• Is Instagram safe for teenagers?Instagram is 13+ and Teen Accounts add defaults for under-16s. The risks for teens and the settings that make the biggest difference.
• Is Roblox safe for kids?Roblox is a social platform with chat and user-made experiences, not a single game. The risks for kids and the parental controls that help.
• Is YouTube safe for children?YouTube’s algorithm can surface mature content. The risks for children and how supervised accounts, Restricted Mode, and comment controls help.
• Best privacy settings for TikTokThe TikTok privacy settings that matter most for a young user, in priority order, with what each one changes.
• Best privacy settings for SnapchatThe Snapchat settings that matter most — Ghost Mode, who can contact you, and Family Center — and what each one does.
• Best privacy settings for InstagramThe Instagram settings that matter most for a teen — private account, messaging limits, and supervision — and what each one changes.
• Social media safety checklist for parentsA platform-agnostic checklist of the settings and conversations that make any social app safer for a child or teen.