Parental controls are the names for a group of settings that put you in control of what content your child can see. Combined with privacy settings these can help you protect your child from the things they shouldn’t see or experience online.
If you are a customer of one of the UK’s four major internet providers – BT, Sky, TalkTalk, and Virgin Media – you have access to free parental controls that can be activated at any time. They’ve collaborated to create these useful video tips to assist you in downloading and configuring the controls provided by your supplier.
If you click on your internet provider’s logo below, you will be re-directed to Internet Matters full guide for Parental Control of that particular internet provider. Alternatively, if you scroll a little lower, you will find a short video to each internet provider’s Parental Control Guide, also provided by Internet Matters.
BT Parental Controls
BT Parental Controls lets you block particular websites on all devices connected to your BT Smart Hub and when using A BT ID to connect to a UK BT Wi-Fi hotspot. To block material and usage, you can use a variety of filters. BT Parental Controls are a great way to keep your child safe online. Once activated, all devices connected to your BT Hub will have content filtered to a restriction level you have set.
Sky Broadband Parental Controls
Sky Broadband Buddy lets you control what everyone in your home can see and what they can’t when online. It lets you manage each screen in your home from an app on your phone or tablet, and works like a remote for the internet. This has many features to help filter content for everyone in the family so they see only what they should.
TALK TALK Parental controls
Talk Talk Parental controls have a free level of security and filtering for its broadband customers called HOMESAFE. This feature, which is designed to filter out suspicious websites and inappropriate content, also warns you if a website you are about to visit contains a virus or malware. HOMESAFE is a set of rules and filters which will apply to all content accessed via your home broadband connection.
Virgin Parental Controls
Virgin media websafe is the standard internet security product that comes with all of Virgin’s broadband packages. It helps to protect any device that’s connected to your home broadband network. Customisable settings let you choose the level of protection that’s right for your home, so you can easily block access to known fraudulent websites of those that aren’t suitable for your children