Shout out to Microsoft for being part of the fight!
A friend tagged me in a post on LinkedIn earlier that was a blog post by Microsoft chief digital safety officer Courtney Gregoire.
A friend tagged me in a post on LinkedIn earlier that was a blog post by Microsoft chief digital safety officer Courtney Gregoire.
The blog post was regarding new research illustrating the online risks and value of safety tools to keep kids safer in the digital environment.
Part of the blog post discussed the results of their latest survey “Global Online Safety Survey 2023: Parents’ and Kids’ Perceptions of Online Safety”
The numbers are truly terrifying to me, 69% of those surveyed (16,000 teens, parents & other adults) had experienced some form of online harm over the preceding year. That number is far too high, especially as this was not exactly a small sampling as you might see in some surveys.
There are a lot more figures in the report that go to a very granular level regarding the use of parental control platforms and other metrics, but I wanted to call out the fact that young people are still regularly being targeted online and there is very much a need to not only educate the children but also adults.
The blog post does contain some excellent advice and guidance on how to help protect your children which I will post below for ease but also would suggest you read the post yourself!
I just wanted to call out the fact that there are people within the larger tech organisations fighting the good fight for your kids and they are giving out great advice that can really help you to protect your kids.
Advice from Microsoft
We understand that many parents are looking for educational resources and guidance to help them customize the online safety experiences for their families, and are pleased to provide the following:
Resources | Microsoft Online Safety
Global survey results and tips for teens and parents
Resource for families to setup a child account on Xbox and information for families for privacy and safety
Empowers families to create healthy habits and protect them with digital and physical safety guidance and tools
Manage children’s gaming console gaming activities
Xbox’s evolving approach to safety, the new Privacy Prodigy from Minecraft Education, and tips and tools that parents can use with their families to play on Xbox
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