--- title: "HiPAL Social Media App Advice & Risks" url: "https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/news/2022-12-14-hipal-social-media-app-advice-risks" school: "Willow Bank School" --- # HiPAL Social Media App Advice & Risks ![Image of HiPAL Social Media App Advice & Risks](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/images/news/Hipal_Newsletter.jpg) 14 December 2022 Parents and carers please see the following online safety guide which focuses on **HiPal - a social media App** which turns phones into walkie talkies allowing people to have voice conversations with friends or strangers. It highlights a **number of risks** such as contact with strangers, dangerous challenges and intrusive features and offers **advice to parents and carers**. [HiPAL Social Media App Parent Carer Advice & Risks](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/files/documents/safeguarding/Newsletters/Hipal_Newsletter.pdf) [ Willow Bank School New Twitter Feed](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/news/2022-12-09-willow-bank-school-new-twitter-feed) [Christmas Guide - Setting Up Phones, Laptops, Tablets, Apps, Games and Software ](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/news/2022-12-15-christmas-guide-setting-up-phones-laptops-tablets-apps-games-and-software) ![Willow Bank School](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/images/logo/Willow-Bank-Arch-Outline-Colour.png) ### Willow Bank School Winwick Road Newton-le-Willows Merseyside WA12 8DE 01744 678745 ### Useful Links - [Ofsted](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/key-information/ofsted-reports) - [Governors](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/about-us/governors) - [Admissions](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/statutory-information/admissions) - [Policies](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/key-information/policies) © Copyright 2026 Willow Bank School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)