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Preventing your children using the internet on
mobile phones won't keep them safe online
range of tablets (such as the Fire HD 6) is also child-
friendly, with its FreeTime controls o ering the same
level of customisation as the Hudls, while also letting
you share specifi c books and movies from your
Amazon account with your children.
FreeTime even has advanced settings that can
withhold access to entertainment apps until user-
defi ned targets for educational tasks (reading,
for example) have been achieved. We recently
conducted a series of reviews to fi nd the best child-
friendly tablets on the market and were pleased to
see that the range is wide and varied in its approach.
It’s something to bear in mind when choosing a
tablet as a gift for your child.YouTube and Facebook
Two of the most popular websites around are
Facebook and YouTube. Facebook is something of
a mixed bag when it comes to content. There are
no obvious fi lters that can restrict explicit content,
although the friends you follow have a greate ect on the kind of material that appears in your
newsfeed. You can block individual users and apps
in the settings options, but that’s about the extent of
your controls.
It’s worth remembering that the minimum age
requirement for a Facebook account is 13 years old,