We asked parents how easy they thought it would be for a child to pretend to be older in order to sign up to Pinterest, and whether they had to verify their phone number or email address. Based on these answers, Pinterest has received a neutral rating for its sign up process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “It was very easy but no verification of any kind. Got straight in after entering my email address.” – Mother of 7 and 11 yr olds
  
• “Let me access all content after entering an email address and my age. Although a validation email was sent, it didn't need to be validated before I was on the site.” – Father of an 8 yr old

We asked parents how easy they thought it would be to find ways to report unsuitable content or behaviour, and how to block people from contacting you. Based on these answers, Pinterest has received a neutral rating for its reporting and blocking process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “It’s not obvious where to go to report or block.” – Father of 10 and 12 yr old boys
  
• “I didn’t see any way of blocking other people.” – Mother of 7 and 9 yr olds

We also asked young people who reviewed Pinterest whether they knew how to report and block users:

• 62% said they know how to report on this site
  
• 58% said they know how to block someone on this site
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about reporting here.

You can find out more information about blocking here.

We asked parents how easy it was to change the settings so that your profile and account is private, and how easy it is to turn off location settings. Based on these answers, Pinterest has received a positive rating for its privacy settings.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “Other than creating a "secret" board, there didn't appear to be much in the way of privacy settings.” – Father of an 8 yr old
  
• “Changing privacy I found easier than location settings.” – Mother of 7 and 9 yr old boys
  

We also asked young people who reviewed Pinterest whether they knew how to change privacy and location settings:

• 67% said they know how to change their privacy settings on this site.
  
• 54% said they know how to change their location settings on this site.
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about privacy here.

We asked parents how easy it was to find out whether Pinterest has rules or community standards, and how easy it would be for a young person to find information about keeping themselves safe on this platform. Based on these answers, Pinterest has received a neutral rating for its safety and support.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “It feels as though the onus and responsibility is on us not on Pinterest, to keep ourselves safe. Was surprised how much information was used by Pinterest without consent.” - Mother of an 11 yr old
  
• “Looked at some safety info but found it very wordy. A younger person would switch off before reaching the end.” – Mother of 7 and 9 yr olds
  
• “Standards and terms of use are under the terms tab on the website, but you aren't prompted to read them first, so I only knew what the terms were if I looked for them.” – Father of an 8 yr old
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about safety here.

You can read the Pinterest parents guide here.