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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Sophie Collins

Online crimes involving kids on the rise as experts warn parents of seven protective steps to take

Cyber offences are at a record high, and parents are being urged to be extra cautious in keeping children safe on social media.

Social media is the root cause of an unprecedented scale of online crimes, and photography experts at ParrotPrint.com have offered up some key advice on how parents can protect their kids online.

As well as an increasing number of young people being manipulated into sharing images, tech companies are also failing to stop their sites from being used by criminals.

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