Resources & Guides
Policy briefs, parental control guides, and education resources. Read online or download.
Policy & Strategy
Public policy documents, frameworks, and proposals for a safer internet for Irish families.
A Proposal for Policymakers
A Public Policy Proposal for Family-Safe Internet Access
Teaching Digital Literacy Through Progressive Trust, Not Just Blocking
SafeFamily uses DNS filtering to block harmful content at the network level. It is a valuable tool, but it has clear limits. This document sets out what SafeFamily does not do, so
SafeFamily DNS filtering aims to protect children from harmful online content. This document analyses barriers that may prevent certain families from accessing or effectively using
SafeFamily and China's Great Firewall both use DNS filtering. This has led some to ask whether SafeFamily is a form of censorship. This document explains why they are fundamentally
Parent Guides
Step-by-step guides for setting up parental controls on specific devices.
This guide walks you through setting up parental controls on Nintendo Switch using the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls mobile app and SafeFamily supplementary controls.
This guide walks you through setting up parental controls on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. Since Sony doesn't provide an API, these settings must be configured manually
This guide covers parental controls for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook. Platform controls add an additional layer on top of SafeFamily's network-level DNS filtering.
This guide covers parental controls for iPhone and Android phones/tablets. Platform controls add an additional layer on top of SafeFamily's network-level DNS filtering.
This guide walks you through setting up parental controls on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One using Microsoft Family Safety. These platform controls add an additional layer on top of S
Smart TVs present unique challenges for parental controls because each manufacturer has different (and usually limited) built-in controls. This guide covers the major brands and ho
International Evidence
Comparative research and policy context from leading jurisdictions.
What other countries have done, and what we can learn