What is Parental Controls IM Safety List for children?
IM Safety List is designed to provide a safer online experience for your child. IM Safety List enables you, as a parent, to manage your child’s activities on AOL Instant Messenger. As the owner of an adult Username, you can use IM Safety List to block the instant messages sent to your child from people you don’t know. Only those people who are on IM Safety List, which is created and maintained by you, will be able to IM your child. IM Safety List only restricts IMs on the AIM or AOL service. If you have the AOL Parental Controls software downloaded on your computer, you can provide your child access to specific instant messaging programs. To set up IM Safety List 1. Go to AOL Keyword: Parental Controls or http://parentalcontrols.aol.com/. 2. In the User Name section, select the Username for which you would like to create an IM Safety List. 3. On the Settings for [screen name] page, scroll down to the Instant Message Controls section. 4. Click the Allow your child to IM with drop-down m
