Keep Your Child Safe Online

Bright Brain Advocate is designed with safety as a core feature. Within the platform:

• No links to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Discord, Twitch, or adult websites.
• No embedded social media feeds or video players.
• AI responses are restricted to educational and child-appropriate topics.
• AI will refuse requests involving sexual content, graphic violence, illegal drugs, gambling, hate speech, or dangerous activities.
• Unsafe or blocked website links are removed from AI-generated responses whenever possible.
• "Find Listings" displays only educational resources, official websites, verified organizations, phone numbers, and map locations.

Our goal is to provide a focused environment where families can learn, organize, and advocate without unnecessary online distractions.

While Bright Brain Advocate provides a safe experience within the app, we cannot prevent a child from opening another browser, downloading apps, or visiting websites outside of our platform. For complete protection, we recommend enabling parental controls on your child's device or your home Wi-Fi network.

Apple Screen Time allows parents to:

• Block adult websites.
• Restrict specific websites.
• Prevent app downloads.
• Limit screen time.
• Require parental approval for purchases.
• Set age-appropriate content restrictions.

Official Setup Guide: support.apple.com/HT201304

Google Family Link allows parents to:

• Approve or block app installations.
• Manage Chrome web filtering.
• Set daily screen-time limits.
• Schedule device bedtime.
• Monitor device usage.

Official Setup Guide: families.google.com/familylink

Microsoft Family Safety allows parents to:

• Filter websites.
• Restrict apps and games.
• Set screen-time limits.
• Monitor activity across Microsoft devices.

Official Setup Guide: family.microsoft.com

A family-friendly DNS service can help block adult and unsafe websites for every device connected to your home internet. Popular providers include:

• Cloudflare for Families
• OpenDNS FamilyShield
• NextDNS

These services can help protect phones, tablets, laptops, gaming consoles, and smart devices without installing software on each individual device.

If your child has been exposed to harmful, exploitative, or dangerous online material, the following resources may be helpful:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (CyberTipline)

report.cybertip.org · Phone: 1-800-843-5678

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 — available 24 hours a day throughout the United States.

Bright Brain Advocate is committed to creating a safe educational environment for families. As the platform grows, we will continue investing in:

• Child safety protections
• AI safety guardrails
• Content moderation
• Privacy protections
• Secure collaboration tools
• Parent-controlled sharing features

Protecting children online is an ongoing responsibility, and we are committed to improving our safeguards as technology evolves.