The force covering Bridlington and East Riding have offered advice to help parents and guardians protect children online.
Humberside Police say if you are giving a games console or mobile device to any young person, have it set up to help prevent them from being contacted by someone you would really not want to be speaking to or communicating with your kids.
Officers add that any high street retailer will help you after a purchase or you can find lots of information online in the Think You Know, Get Safe Online and NSPCC websites.
Detective Sergeant Patrick Morfitt from Humberside Police's POLIT (Police Online Investigation Team) said:
“If you are buying a device for your children, make sure it is age appropriate and has the parental controls set up to protect them from unwanted online contact.
“We don’t want to scare parents and carers about the safety of their children, we simply want to make sure they talk to their children about staying safe online.
“Try to be open with your children so that they know they can come to you if something has happened online that they’re not happy about or if a stranger has tried to contact them or send them a friend request.
“If you think an offence has taken place please call 101 and talk to us. We can and will take action against those who seek to harm children online.
“As a parent myself I know how easy it is to get their devices made secure and I would just ask other parents to take the time to check the parental controls.”


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