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    (ii) Using in-app safety features

    You can consider using in-app safety features to manage your child’s online activity. As with parental control services, safety features should not be used as the only way to restrict your child’s online activity. It is more important to also have open conversations with them on the need for supervision and control. Ultimately, these guidelines are to keep them safe.

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    What are the in-app safety measures you can use to protect your child online?

    Social media platforms continue to develop safety features in their applications to keep your child safe online. One example of this is the use of behavioural nudges where alternative content will be suggested to users when they have spent large amounts of time on one type of content.

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    Here are some online safety tool guides and other resources that can be found within each social media platform: