PlayStation 5 (PS5)

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You can set parental controls from a web browser or on your PlayStation console.

Step 1 – Sign in to Account Management, then Family Management.
Step 2 – Next, select the child account you want to set restrictions for and select Edit to adjust the feature.

How to set up Parental Controls

Go to Settings, normally located in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

Next, press Family and Parental Controls, Family Management, then Parental Controls.

Here you can choose from the dropdown menu the following restriction levels – Late Teens or Older, Early Teens, Child, No Restrictions or Customise.

How to customise your child’s experience

• Communication and User-Generated Content: Restrict chatting and messaging with other players.
• Age Filtering for Online Content
• In-Game Spending: You can set a spending limit your child is able to spend each month from £0 – unlimited.
• Web Browsing: Restrict access to websites shared in messages and links to pages inside games.

Select the appropriate level then press Confirm to save.

Blocking players on PlayStation Network

If you’re child is concerned about a player on PlayStation Network, you can use the ‘ block’ safety setting.

It will stop them (and you) from:

• Seeing each other’s profile, activity, or personal information.
• Adding each other to parties or watch each other’s screen during Share Screen.
• If a blocked player is added to your group by another player, you won’t see each other’s messages.
• If you’re in the same party chat, you won’t hear each other’s voice or watch each other’s screen during Share Screen.

To block users on the PlayStation Network (PSN):

Step 1 – Press the PS button to go to the control centre and then select Game Base.

Step 2 – From the Friends tab, select a friend from the list.

You can also select players from the Parties tab by selecting the party and then the player from the members list.

Step 3 – On the player’s profile select …(More) > Block.