WHY DO PARENTS BLOCK APPS ON THEIR CHILDREN’S DEVICES?

When it comes to technology, children always stay several steps ahead of their parents. With the progression of digital media, the entire world is on children’s finger tips. Mobile devices have made it impossible for parents to keep kids safe from digital dangers without using digital means i.e. parental tools. Parental surveillance is extremely important for kids who are free to use electronic gadgets because of the threats that exist on the Internet. Apps available on Google play store and iTunes greatly contribute to the dangers, parents need to realize that there are really dangerous apps that can cause devastating and life altering results for children. Sometimes, children use even the innocent apps inappropriately and get themselves in trouble. Following is the list of parents blocked apps:

1.  Omegle

Being a parent, you would never approve an app for your child’s use that has a slogan- talk to strangers! This app encourages conversations between two strangers and names the participants as you and stranger. Users can connect Omegle with their Facebook account, the app finds out people of similar interests and tries to connect them based on mutual likes and dislikes. The usage of this app is not at all okay for children. Omegle provides sexual predators a perfect source to get connected with their potential victims. They manipulate children by initiating inappropriate conversations and blackmail them later. This app can create a threatening and trapped situation for teenagers.

2.  SeekingArrangement.com

This website seekingarrangement.com is created by Brandon Wade, the supporting apps of this website are available on iTunes and Google play store. The app aims to connect people for dating. Teen dating is itself a concerning matter for parents, but if your teen starts using online means to get connected with strangers and potential partners, you need to stop your child from doing so as it can turn out to be extremely dangerous for your teen’s safety. As a parent, you need to make sure dating apps are blocked from your teen’s smartphone.

3.  Yik Yak

Do you know that there are digital apps that promote cyberbullying in full swing? Yik Yak is one such that allows bullies to thrive by posting disgusting, hateful and unfiltered messages about their victims. This app is a text-only app that lets users write a 200 character post regarding anything they want, the post can be viewed by 500 Yakkers that are nearby via GPS tracking. Many teenagers use this app to post misleading information about each other while they are in school. Yik Yak provides anonymity as a shield to its users.

To save kids from the use of these apps, you can try tools such as FamilyTime – parental control app the lets you view the list of apps installed on your teen’s device along with blocking inappropriate ones. To have a look at the app, click the buttons below: