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All you need to know about Fortnite & staying safe

The multiplayer action survival game, Fortnite: Battle Royale, has received a lot of media coverage recently due to its growing popularity amongst young people. It has highlighted a number of safety concerns particularly among parents who worry about the amount of time their kids spend online as a result of the addictive nature of the game, as well as concerns around online bullying. Here's some helpful information about the game giving guidance to parents and some of the things to be aware of.

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Welcome to our 2018 Community Stars

It's that time of year when we complete our annual stars review and recognise the communities top contributors. These guys n gals spend a monumental amount of their own time scouring our boards for questions to answer and people to help. We're uber excited to announce and welcome our 2018 stars, so without further ado please meet our new stars for 2018……

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Technology

Help make Broadband better

As you know, here at TalkTalk we're always working to make our broadband as good as it can be. Now you can help too. We’re delighted to invite you to take part in a trial with SamKnows, the world leaders in broadband measurement. They’ve partnered with Ofcom to research broadband performance across the UK and this is your chance to play

Why spam is on the rise - again

"If you're going to encounter malware in 2018, chances are it will happen through spam," says Sean Sullivan, F-Secure's Security Advisor.Digital spam has been around for more than four decades. It is named after a luncheon meat, by way of a Monty Python sketch about a restaurant that has Spam in every dish and where patrons annoyingly chant "Spam!" over and over again.

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Get your spook on! - Spooky Halloween Avatars 2018

It’s that spooktacular time of the year again and to mark the occasion on the Community we’ve created a new range of fangtastic avatars for our members to use over the Halloween period, or all year round if you wish to do so.

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How broadband speed works

Whenever you do anything online like send an email or update your social media, data is sent over your broadband connection. How quickly this data is sent is down to your bandwidth - or broadband speed - which i'll explain in more detail in this blog.

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There’s been a lot going on in TalkTalk TV over the last six months...

There’s been a lot going on in TalkTalk TV over the last six months, and we wanted to share some of the great things we’ve done with you.

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About the community

Hey, we’re really excited to welcome you into our Community, whether you just want to chat about the latest gadget, a great TV show you have seen or get help with your service, we hope you’ll stick around. Why not signup right now to start posting?

security

How to stay safe on Facebook

If you want a basic piece of advice that can help you avoid nearly all spam, scams and potential viruses that could be spread through Facebook, then it's this - don't click on the "free" offers that you see in your feed or the quizzes and sweepstakes. If a stranger pops up in your Facebook Messenger, then don't click on the link. By doing this, you've not only protected your security and privacy, but you've protected your friends' too. Of course though, it's not that easy

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Tips for keeping your kids safe on their Android devices

For kids, apps are how they use the phone, and App Control gives parents the confidence of knowing that their kids are using only the apps they should, whether they're in front of the TV, on the bus or in their bedrooms.

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About the new privacy laws

The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR for short is a new, Europe-wide law that replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK.