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Is Poparazzi safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Poparazzi from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Poparazzi is not suitable for this age group due to its social networking features and photo-sharing focus.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range should not use Poparazzi, as its emphasis on tagging others' photos can lead to privacy concerns and social pressure.
- 13-15
- Teens using Poparazzi may experience social pressure related to their appearance in candid photos and the number of 'paps' they receive from friends.
- 16+
- Older teens on Poparazzi can use the platform to share authentic moments with friends, but should be mindful of privacy settings and the permanence of shared images.
Poparazzi is a photo-sharing app designed to remove the pressure of self-portraits, where users can only post photos of their friends. Friends then 'pop' each other, creating a collaborative photo album.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 4/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 6/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Influence
- 4/10
What parents should know
Poparazzi is a photo-sharing app designed for friends to 'pap' or take candid photos of each other, emphasizing authenticity by disallowing selfies and extensive editing. While it aims to reduce the pressure of curated feeds, it still involves sharing personal images and can create new forms of social pressure related to appearance and being tagged. Parents should focus on privacy settings and discuss the implications of sharing unedited photos with their children.
What to do about Poparazzi
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Poparazzi is 13+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Poparazzi setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Poparazzi without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Poparazzi that mean it is time to step in.
Poparazzi age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Poparazzi?
Parentwise puts Poparazzi at 13+. We advise Poparazzi from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 2/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 6/10.
Can a 10 year old use Poparazzi?
Not by default: we advise Poparazzi from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range should not use Poparazzi, as its emphasis on tagging others' photos can lead to privacy concerns and social pressure.
Can a 12 year old use Poparazzi?
Not by default: we advise Poparazzi from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range should not use Poparazzi, as its emphasis on tagging others' photos can lead to privacy concerns and social pressure.
Can a 13 year old use Poparazzi?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Poparazzi (13+). Teens using Poparazzi may experience social pressure related to their appearance in candid photos and the number of 'paps' they receive from friends.
Is Poparazzi appropriate for kids?
Poparazzi is a photo-sharing app designed for friends to 'pap' or take candid photos of each other, emphasizing authenticity by disallowing selfies and extensive editing. Parentwise rates Poparazzi overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 6/10.
Is Poparazzi family friendly?
Poparazzi sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. While it aims to reduce the pressure of curated feeds, it still involves sharing personal images and can create new forms of social pressure related to appearance and being tagged.
Poparazzi parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Poparazzi is a photo-sharing app designed for friends to 'pap' or take candid photos of each other, emphasizing authenticity by disallowing selfies and extensive editing. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (6/10).
Is Poparazzi safe for kids?
We advise Poparazzi from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). While it aims to reduce the pressure of curated feeds, it still involves sharing personal images and can create new forms of social pressure related to appearance and being tagged.
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