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

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “The easiest way to set up an account is to use a Gmail account. If children know how to set this up then they would find setting up a Pokemon Go account easy.” – Mother of a 9 yr old
  
• “Registration is fairly straightforward. My concern would be younger children using parent's log in to access.” – Father of an 11 yr old girl

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, Pokémon Go has received a neutral rating for its reporting and blocking process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “You can't interact with other people to an extent that you would need to block or report them.” – Mother of an 8 yr old
  
• “It’s not necessary because, as yet, there is no way to contact people on Pokemon Go.” – Father of 13 and 16 yr olds
  

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

• 49% said they know how to report on this site
  
• 44% said they know how to block someone on this site
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about reporting 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, Pokémon Go has received a neutral rating for its privacy settings.

Here is what a parent said:

• “You can turn off location sharing using the settings option in Android easily enough, although the game does need to use GPS. Interactivity with other players is limited due to the lack of players trading options.” – Father of an 11 yr old girl
  

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

• 51% said they know how to change their privacy settings on this site.
  
• 52% 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 Pokémon Go 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, Pokémon Go has received a neutral rating for its safety and support.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “A lot of the safety aspects are about physical safety - rather than online safety. Focus is on being aware of your surroundings, not trespassing etc.” – Father of an 11 yr old girl
  
• “The Known Issues page talks almost exclusively about 'common bugs' with the game, not anything that might be dangerous for younger children in terms of being lured to a location.” – Mother of 13 and 17 yr olds
  
• “Too difficult for an 8 year old to navigate but fine for adults.” – Mother of 6 and 8 yr olds
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about safety here.

You can read the Pokémon Go parents guide here.