How AOL SafeSocial Works
Dashboard
Your child's social networking activity, all in one place.
Anything of concern is brought right to the top, so you don't have to wade through pages of teenage ramblings. We look through the activity on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other sites and present it in an easy-to-understand report that is updated regularly.
Alerts
Know what you need to know.
We scour the major social networks to find posts in which your kid has participated that may include inappropriate language or talk about drugs, sex, violence, alcohol and suicide.
Friends
Who are your kids hanging out with online?
We check your child's online "friends" against more than 50 websites to find out more about them, and then present them all in one central place.
We alert you when:
- Your child is "friended" by an adult
- A friend looks suspicious or if something just doesn't seem quite right
- A friend has no other friends in common with your child
Photos
See the photos they've uploaded, and the photos uploaded of them.
We find all the pictures your child has posted on the connected social networks, as well as any uploaded by others on which your child has been "tagged" - a crucial step to helping kids manage their online reputation. You'll see any newly posted photos the same day we do.
Activities
The details are there if you need them.
We show you a timeline of every status update or wall post from your child's connected accounts, as well as every photo and every friend. This helps you dig into the details if you need to. But since you'll already be alerted to anything of concern right at the top, many parents find that it is better to leave their kids some privacy and only access the Activities Engine™ when required.