A Guide to Internet Safety

Protecting your children on the Internet can be difficult. The links below will provide both parents and teachers with some valuable tools to help in this effort.

Facebook

• Facebook Help Center
• Facebook Community Standards
• Facebook Parent Portal
• SC ICAC Facebook Page

Instagram

• Instagram Help Center
• Instagram Community Guidelines
• Instagram Tips for Parents

Snapchat

• Snapchat Safety Center
• Snapchat Support
• Snapchat Safety Tips and Resources
• Snapchat Community Guidelines
• Parent’s Guide to Snapchat

Twitter

• Twitter Support
• Twitter Rules
• Safety On Twitter

TikTok (formerly known as Musical.ly)

• TikTok Support
• TikTok Community Guidelines
• TikTok Resource Guide for Parents

Tumblr

• Tumblr Help Center
• Tumblr Community Guidelines

YouTube

• YouTube Help Center
• YouTube Community Guidelines
• YouTube Parental Guide (by common sense media)

Twitch

• Twitch Help Center
• Twitch Community Guidelines
• Children on Twitch
• Twitch Parental Guide (by common sense media)

Kik (Will be shutting down; date uncertain)

• Kik Help Center
• Kik Community Standards
• Kik Safety Help Center
• Kik Tips for Parents

Publication Sites

• S.C. ICAC Task Force Publication Libarary 
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service Publication Library 
• When Your Child is Missing : A Family Survival Guide 

Sex Offender Registry Links

• South Carolina Sex Offender Database 

Department of Justice Links

• FBI Kids
• Department of Justice – Child Exploitation and Obcenity Section

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• CyberTipline
• Report a CyberTip

SC ICAC Partner Resources

• Common Sense Media
• NetSmartz
• Connect Safely
• Family Online Safety Institute
• GCF Learn Free

Other Resources

• 10 Tips for Internet Safety
• Net Family News
• Stay Safe Online
• Federal Trade Commission
• Internet Safety 101
• National Children’s Advocacy Center
• National Crime Prevention Council