Inappropriate content facts & advice hub
Learn about inappropriate content to help keep kids safe online. Choose a guide below to learn about and tackle harm from inappropriate content.
What’s inside the hub
What is inappropriate content?
Learn about the types of inappropriate content your child might see online.
Prevent exposure to inappropriate content
Advice on using tech tools to block and filter inappropriate content.
Dealing with inappropriate content
Explore our guide on how to deal with inappropriate content.


Block adult content
Activate parental controls on devices, apps and platforms, to give them safer online experiences.

Online challenges guide
Learn about dangerous online challenges and find tools to help keep children safe.
Featured inappropriate content articles

Me, myself and AI chatbot research
Explore findings around children's use of AI chatbots and the impacts it could have on their digital wellbeing.

Should children watch Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ in school?
Experts share potential issues with showing the Netflix series 'Adolescence' in schools.

What can parents learn from the ‘Adolescence’ series on Netflix?
Experts share tips to help parents navigate discussions about 'Adolescence' on Netflix.

Age assurance and online safety: What parents and children have to say
Ahead of the publication of Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Codes, our recent tracker survey asks children and parents what they think about age assurance.

Preventing ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse
This report explores effective methods to prevent the sharing of 'self-generated' child sexual abuse material among pre-teens.