FBI agent gives parents, teachers, community tips on Internet safety for children

He recommended that parents don't allow their children to use apps they don't understand, as these are likely newer apps with less safety measures. He also said parents could allow their child to select and utilise just one social media app that they, the parent, could monitor and limit. — Kid sleep photo created by pvproductions - www.freepik.com

Special Agent Dan Johns has seen it all.

After 15 years in the FBI, 10 of them dedicated to working with crimes against children, Johns has no shortage of horror stories related to child victimisation, many of which occurred on the Internet.