App safety guides
Seven guides to the apps young people use most. Each one explains what the app does, what to do if something feels wrong, and which settings and parent tools matter most.
Enter your email address and your guides open straight away. Download the guide you need, or all seven.
- CostFree
- Guides7 apps
- CheckedSeptember 2026
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One guide for each app
Go through a guide together with your child. Each one links to the app's own help pages.
TikTok
Short videos, livestreams, messaging and a personalised For You feed.
PDF, 5 pagesInstagram
Photos, Stories, Reels, messages and personalised content.
PDF, 6 pagesSnapchat
Snaps, Chats, Stories, Spotlight, Snap Map and My AI.
PDF, 4 pagesWhatsApp
Private messages, group chats, voice and video calls, and Status updates.
PDF, 3 pagesDiscord
Text, voice and video chat in servers, popular with gamers.
PDF, 3 pagesFacebook
Posts, Reels, Groups, Pages and Messenger.
PDF, 5 pagesX
Public posts, replies, video, Communities, Spaces and Direct Messages.
PDF, 4 pages
Three steps, one conversation
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Sign up
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- 2
Choose your apps
Download the guides for the apps your child uses, or take all seven.
- 3
Go through it together
Work through the settings with your child. They cover who contacts them, what they see and what to do when something goes wrong.
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Start with the apps your child uses today.
Created by Anna Sarjantson, online safety specialist and CEOP Education Ambassador.
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