Inappropriate content may include: sexually explicit material. false or misleading information. violence. extremism or terrorism. hateful or offensive material.
Inappropriate content includes information or images that upset your child, material that's directed at adults, inaccurate information or information that might lead or tempt your child into unlawful or dangerous behaviour. This could be: Pornographic material. Content containing swearing.
Inappropriate content may include: • sexually explicit material • false or misleading information • violence • extremism or terrorism • hateful or offensive material. The exposure of young people to inappropriate content is difficult to measure because many instances go unreported.
Illegal and restricted online content includes material that shows or encourages child sexual abuse, terrorism or other extreme violence. eSafety can direct an online service or platform to remove illegal content or ensure that restricted content can only be accessed by people who are 18 or older.
Children who see inappropriate content might feel: confusion or uncertainty. shame or guilt. shock or disgust.
Restricted Mode. This blocks mature content, but even with the filter on, kids using the app on their own might come across age-inappropriate videos.
Inappropriate content posses a safety risk in that it can cause mental and emotional damage to children of any age, especially very young children.
Throughout a live conversation, abusing the victim. Abusing others online, particularly on social networking platforms. Distributing obscenity or other explicit content to the victim with the intent to offend. Creating information on the internet that portrays the victim in a bad light.
Inappropriate online behavior often includes cyberbullying. Cyberbullying can include: Posting mean or threatening texts/messages. Causing embarrassment to others by posting pictures, creating a website, or revealing personal information. Pretending to be someone by using their name.
Unwanted physical contact. Stalking. Offensive comments/jokes or body language. Publishing, circulating or displaying pornographic, racist, sexually suggestive or otherwise offensive material or pictures.
Example: A teacher says sit down to a kid and he does what she said with no attitude, that is appropriate attitude. When the teacher says sit down and they say no that is inappropriate attitude.
If you use Android devices: Set up parental controls on Google Play. This will prevent your child from downloading apps that aren't age appropriate for them. You can also use the Google Family Link app to set filters on websites and apps.
"Sometimes the assumption is that looking up content like this is a sign of abuse, but it could indicate many things. For some, it eases stress; for some, they want to be like other kids," Dr. Santos says.
The exposure may cause trauma and impair the young person's social and interpersonal development. Early exposure to pornography can damage a child's moral compass, potentially leading them to act-out sexually against another person, commit an act of rape, molestation, or sexual violence..
Sometimes content doesn't violate our policies, but it may not be appropriate for viewers under 18. In these cases, we may place an age-restriction on the video. This policy applies to videos, video descriptions, custom thumbnails, live streams, and any other YouTube product or feature.
I get inappropriate content when SafeSearch is turned on
The SafeSearch setting filters explicit results, like pornography or violent content, to prevent them from appearing in your search results. While no filter is 100% accurate, turning this setting on helps you avoid explicit content when you search.
You could say something like, “You probably didn't mean it that way, but I felt uncomfortable by your comment” or “I'm really hurt by what you just said.”