Is Locket Widget Safe For Kids? What Parents Should Know About The App
Locket Widget is the iPhone app everyone is buzzing about in 2022 — but is it safe for kids to use? Online privacy is a concern for everyone these days. Between malicious apps, data breaches, hackers, and dangerous users, the internet can be a scary place. This is especially true when it comes to kids. Protecting yourself online is one thing, but keeping your kid safe can be an even greater challenge.
That brings us to Locket. Released at the beginning of 2022, the 'Locket Widget' app blew up on social media within days of its release. More specifically, Locket went viral on TikTok. Users discovered the app, quickly started making videos about it, and the '#locketwidget' hashtag on TikTok now has over 20 million views. With much of TikTok's user base made up of kids between 10 and 17 years old, there's a good chance your kid wants to use (or is already using) Locket themselves. But is that really a good idea?
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Let's start with the basics. The premise of Locket is that it allows users to instantly send photos to each other's home screens. Users download the app, add the Locket widget to their iPhone, and can then send/receive pictures on their home screen from other Locket users. While that sounds pretty scary, there is a big asterisk to consider. Unlike other social media apps— which make kids' profiles accessible to millions of other people — Locket can only be used with up to five close friends or family members. The only way to add friends is by sending an invite message to their phone number. If someone doesn't have the phone number for another person, they can't invite/communicate with them on Locket. The whole idea of the app is to have
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