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Youā€™ve probably seen that the UK Government plans to block children under 16 from accessing social media platforms.

Itā€™s likely to be some time before changes take effect - but the good news is, your broadband provider already has tools to help.

Under the existing Online Safety Act, every ISP is legally required to offer content filtering - and for most providers itā€™s just a few clicks to switch on.

The Broadband Genie team have a guide here A Guide to ISP Parental Controls & Online Safety covering Sky, BT, TalkTalk, Virgin and Three - in most cases, searching your providerā€™s help centre for parental controls will walk you through it, but let us know if you canā€™t find directions for yours.

If youā€™ve got children at home and havenā€™t checked your settings yet, itā€™s worth five minutes of your time. It wonā€™t catch everything - and mobile data is a different issue - but it adds a useful layer of protection across every device connected to your home Wi-Fi, including games consoles and smart TVs.

Have you set yours up? Did you find it easy? Or will you be taking a look now?

Are you using parental controls on your home network?
  • Yes, already set up parental controls
  • No, but itā€™s on my to do list
  • No, I couldnā€™t make them work
  • No (not needed / different solution)
  • This is the first time Iā€™ve heard of them!
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