Middlesex University’s Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (CATS) have also urged parents to be vigilant about popular new apps such as Zoom, House Party and Tik Tok, which are being downloaded everyday by millions of young people.
The team of CATS academics, who have worked on major national and European research projects, are also concerned the Covid-19 crisis could see an increase in various forms of online abuse and they are advising parents to take these basic five steps:
Have a dialogue with children about online safety
Research the new apps being downloaded before allowing children to use them
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