HELPING PARENTS
PROTECT CHILDREN ONLINE
SafetyBots™ is a free, easy-to-use digital tool that can let parents know if their child is potentially vulnerable to strangers online. SafetyBots™ uses proprietary technology to anonymously and safely diagnose key indicators of social media vulnerability.
THE BREAKTHROUGH
We've created virtuous bots.
They're helpers, not spies.
And the parent is in charge.
CONCERNED ABOUT WHO YOUR CHILD MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
PROTECTING CHILDREN & THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
1 in 6 preteens (16%) and
1 in 3 teens (34%) reported
an online sexual interaction (sexual messages, requests for nudes, etc.) in 2025.
NCMEC received 1.4 million reports of online enticement in 2025—a 158% jump from the year before—including more than 80,000 sextortion cases.
Even when there is no physical encounter, online predation and sextortion significantly damage the mental health of children, worsening depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and self-harm.
HOW SAFETYBOTS™ WORKS
A. At sign-up, parents confirm their identity (as guardian), confidentially enter the social media and Roblox handles of their child (but not the child's name), and authorize a SafetyBots Check-Up.
Deploy the bots!
B. Do-no-harm SafetyBots are deployed to check on the child's social media exposure.* The SafetyBots scan profiles on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Roblox looking for 11 potential Risk Factors:
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(1) if the child's social media accounts are public or private.
Instagram and TikTok now set teen accounts to private by default. On Instagram, teens under 16 need a parent’s permission to go public. On both apps, older teens can still switch the setting themselves, and some children hide the real setting from parents. That's why a routine check still matters.
- (2) if the child's social media handle that they've shared with their parent is real.
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if the child shares personal information on their profile, including:
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(3) phone number or email address (these can give a stranger a direct path off the app—texts, calls, and image sharing that parents cannot see)
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(4) Discord or Snapchat links (these can lead to un-monitored dialogues)
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(5) "Add me" or "DM me" language
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(6) Details about the school they attend, or their age
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(7) City/state details that might reveal or hint at location
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For Roblox, SafetyBots also notes:
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(8) how old the account is (a brand-new profile for a child who has “always had Roblox” is useful for a parent to know; it might be a second or throwaway account).
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(9) if a display name is different from the username**
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(10) friend count (shows how open the account is... more public friends means a wider circle).
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(11) membership in groups whose names mention dating, Discord, or trading.***
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C. Results + Providing Parental Intelligence™. Parents then receive a confidential and easy-to-understand SafetyBots™ Check-Up report on their dashboard.
D. Equipped with this parental intelligence, parents can then begin to have the important conversations with their children about online safety. SafetyBots™ provides additional guidance and resources for having these conversations and taking next steps.
*SafetyBots looks at the publicly-viewable profile pages. We never ask for a child’s password (so we never log in as the child), and we don't read DMs, private chats, or friend names. We only check what is visible without signing in.
**The username is often a nickname. The display name is the label other players see and is where kids often put a real first name, school team, or town. A mismatch is not proof of danger. It's a prompt: the name strangers see may identify the child more than the handle does.
***Membership in groups does not mean the child is dating, or talking to a predator. A trading-ad group on Roblox is where kids swap virtual items or avatar accessories. Not all are bad. We list them because kids sometimes get scammed or lured off-platform there.
PROVIDING
PARENTAL INTELLIGENCE
THE ADVANTAGE:
SAFETYBOTS™ GIVES YOU YES OR NO ANSWERS
Many of the "parental control" apps that pursue universal content monitoring are terrific. But some parents feel that those apps can be prone to data
Vulnerable?
overload.
We're focused on clear and simple Bellwether™ assessments that directly gauge if your child is potentially vulnerable. We generate yes or no answers regarding the Risk Factors. The assessment of vulnerability is literally explained in simple green and red feedback.
EMPOWERING PARENTS
USING BENEVOLENT TECH
PARTNERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
Our lead law enforcement advisor is Rob D'Amico, former FBI Hostage Rescue Team operator, FBI Senior Advisor to JSOC, and chief of the FBI's Counter Drone System.
"Predators use tech to find your kids. You can use tech to help protect them. And that's exactly what SafetyBots is." - Rob D'Amico