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* 1. Please provide the following information so that we may contact you:

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* 2. Are you a citizen of the USA, living in the USA?

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* 3. Can you please tell me if you / your family / a friend or someone you live with currently works in, or has ever worked in, any of the following occupations?

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* 4. Would you describe yourself as....

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* 5. What is your age?

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* 6. We’re looking for a variety of different people to participate. Which of the following best describes you or your child’s ethnicity?

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* 7. What is your highest level of education?

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* 8. Which of these best describes your employment status?

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* 9. IF EMPLOYED: What is your occupation & the industry in which you work?

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* 10. Are you the parent/ guardian of any children?

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* 11. Thinking of your child/ren aged 6-12 would you describe any of them as…

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* 12. Which of the following describe the makeup of adults in the household?

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* 13. If invited to take part in a follow-up interview the session will be taking place online.
Will you have access to a laptop/desktop/tablet during the research session?

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* 14. .If invited to take part in a follow-up interview, the session would take place in your home. The researcher will be accompanied by 2-3 colleagues who will be there for observational and note taking purposes.

Would you be comfortable with this if invited to take part in the follow-up interview?

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* 15. We may want to stream the interview live to some of our colleagues (no more than x10). We would bring a laptop and connect to a zoom call that they can view.

Would you have a wifi connection we can connect to and would you be comfortable with that?

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* 16. Which of the following devices, if any, do you use, and personally own or have access to in your home to connect to the internet?

  Personally own Do not own but have access to at home/locally Do not use
Mobile phone
Smartphone
Tablet
Laptop
Desktop PC

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* 17. Which of the following devices, if any, does your child aged 6-12 use? Does this device belong to them or is it shared with other members of the household?

  Personally own Shared with other members of the household Do not use
Mobile phone
Smartphone
Tablet
Laptop
Desktop PC

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* 18. Are you familiar with messaging apps for children under the age of 13?

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* 19. On average, how often do you use the following social media sites for personal use?

  Daily Weekly Monthly Less than monthly Never had an account
BeReal
Discord
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Reddit
Snapchat
TikTok
Tumblr
Twitter (Now X)
Vero
WeChat
YouTube

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* 20. On average, how often does your child aged 6-12 use any of these apps?

  Daily Weekly Monthly Less than monthly Never had an account
BeReal
Discord
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Reddit
Snapchat
TikTok
Tumblr
Twitter (Now X)
Vero
WeChat
YouTube

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* 21. On average, how often do you use the following messaging apps for personal use

  Daily Weekly Monthly Less than monthly Never had an account
Facebook messenger
Instagram Direct
Messenger Kids
Stars messenger
Snapchat
Signal
JusTalk Kids
Kinzoo
GeckoLife
TikTok Direct messenger
WhatsApp
WeChat
YouTube

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* 22. On average, how often does your child aged 6-12 use any of these apps for messaging?

  Daily Weekly Monthly Less than monthly Never had an account
Facebook messenger
Instagram Direct
Messenger Kids
Stars messenger
Snapchat
Signal
JusTalk Kids
Kinzoo
GeckoLife
TikTok Direct messenger
WhatsApp
WeChat
YouTube

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* 23. Please select how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

  5-Strongly agree 4-Agree 3-Neutral 2-Disagree 1-Strongly disagree
A. Compared to other parents or guardians, I consider myself to be strict when it comes to rules around screen time and social media use.
B. I use special apps to supervise my kids' online behavior
C. I think I have a pretty good sense of what my child is doing on social media.
D. It’s not really my place to interfere with what my child is doing on social media.
E. I find that I’m often too busy to keep track of what my child is doing online.
F. My child and I often have conversations about healthy social media use

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* 24. Have you directly discussed experiences of harm from online experiences (bullying, harassment, receiving potentially inappropriate content/images, hate speech, scams, unwanted contact, threats to share private images) with your child/children?

● If yes- Can you provide some more information on the discussion?

● If no - Are they any concerns you have in relation to your 6-12 y/o using messaging online?

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* 25. How likely do you think it is that messaging platforms use information from personal messages for its business?

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* 26. If that happened to your child/children on a messaging platform how would you feel?

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* 27. How likely do you think it is that someone could access a messaging platform account and steal your information?

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* 28. If that happened to your child/children on a messaging platform how would you feel?

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* 29. How likely do you think it is that someone sends unwanted messages (e.g., dangerous links, graphic content) on a messaging platform ?

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* 30. If that happened to your child/children on a messaging platform how would you feel?

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* 31. How likely do you think it is that a messaging platform uses information from personal messages for safety interventions?

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* 32. If that happened to your child/children on a messaging platform how would you feel?

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* 33. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is not at all and 10 is a lot, how much do you agree with the following statements?

  10-A lot 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-Not at all
Messaging platforms should actively monitor and intervene to remove harmful content and ensure user safety, even if it means limiting free speech.
Messaging platforms should prioritise free speech and intervene as little as possible, trusting users to manage their own interactions and content.
I believe that messaging platforms should do more to protect users from cyberbullying and harassment.
I am comfortable with the level of security and privacy measures in place on the messaging platforms my children use.
I think that the benefits of social media outweigh the risks to privacy and safety.
I feel confident in my ability to manage my children's privacy and safety on messaging platforms.
I am concerned about how my personal data is collected, used, and shared by messaging platforms

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* 34. Lastly, how would you rate your sentiment towards the following? Would you say positive, neutral, or negative?

  Positive Neutral Negative
Messenger kids
JusTalk Kids
Kinzoo
Stars Messenger
GeckoLife

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* 35. On a scale of 1-5 where 1 is not at all agree and 5 is completely agree, how much do you agree or disagree that Messenger Kids ...

  5-Completely agree 4 3 2 1-Not at all agree
Puts parents in control
Is an app you can trust
Is a safe way for kids to communicate

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* 36. Which Dates/Times would you be available or the study?

Select all that apply....