Logging out (resetting) of Kik messenger also deletes all previous conversations and messages, which for many parents makes parent supervision quite unreliable.
The moment you log into the same Kik account on another device previous messages and conversations are deleted from the account. Kik Messenger doesn’t enable this ability. This can be especially helpful for younger users.
Some parents are sharing messaging apps with their children to supervise their interactions. So blocking YouTube for example on your child’s iPod, won’t disable the YouTube app within Kik Messenger. And the usual parental controls on your child’s device won’t work within the Kik Messenger app. There are no parental controls for this messenging app of course, this app is designed for adults. Kik Messenger “Cards” or Apps Parental Controls If your child also uses Instagram make sure they are not advertising their Kik Messenger profile name on Instagram. Kik Messenger users are using Instagram to find people to chat with privately on Kik. This happens even with the “Notify for New People” feature, where you can switch off being notified of a message waiting for you from a new contact. Most Kik users have been sent messages from a complete stranger. The bottom line is you can’t prevent your child being approached by a stranger, who may have an inappropriate profile pic, or may send your child an inappropriate video or photo as way of introduction. But even without sharing my profile name with anyone and having no contacts other than my other test Kik accounts and having the so called “privacy” setting on, I have been approached by strangers on Kik. It is hard to know how scammers and spammers are finding and messaging accounts, some of the messages may come from the apps within Kik. Do a search for “Kik Me” on any social media and it will bring up users advertising their Kik Messenger profiles.Ĭan you prevent strangers from contacting your child on Kik? You can find them shared on other social media apps like Instagram and Facebook, many Kik users include their Kik user name in their social media bio, usually with the #KikMe tag. There are many ways for people to find Kik Messenger user names. If your child ever publicizes their Kik user name on any social media, or someone else does, they will get contacted by strangers. Friend suggestions may come from a “friends” connections and will effectively be a total stranger to your child. When I synced Kik with my address book I received suggestions to “friend” the sons and daughters of my adult friends in my address book, even though the child’s email and phone number was not in my address book. If your child follows the constant prompts to allow Kik to scan their address book, the Kik app will then find friends with a Kik account, or… anyone related to that person including adults. In November 2012, Kik increased the age requirement to 17+. Previously Kik Messenger was rated 13+ on the app stores.
Popup before downloading on iTunes Kik Messenger Is No Longer Rated 13+ Skype and iMessage also have this ability. For younger kids without a mobile phone this means they can use it on their mobile devices like iPods through WiFi. The other thing that makes it very attractive to younger kids, is that it’s one of the only cross platform SMS style messaging apps that doesn’t require a phone number to be registered.
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Kik Messenger is a convenient, simple & free SMS substitute, which unlike some other free internet messaging services, operates on all mobile platforms. Why Is Kik Messenger So Popular With Younger Kids? Strangers are threatening to upload a photoshopped picture of the child, if the child doesn’t send information or photos. I’m hearing more and more stories about children being blackmailed into sending adults information. Unfortunately police and teachers are also reporting increased incidents of kids being approached by adults, being sent photos and videos of inappropriate content, and increasing incidents of bullying and harassment through Kik Messenger. Schools are reporting that more and more children under the recommended age of 17+ are signing up to use this app. Kik messenger is an incredibly popular free mobile messaging app with over 1 millions users.
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