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Minecraft — Step-By-Step safety setup.

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Biggest risk is online servers + chat. Keep play to offline or private invite-only with known friends.

Step-By-Step (simple approach)

Rule #1: Avoid public servers unless an adult is supervising.

Safer setup:

1) Use Single Player or a private Realm (invite-only)
2) Only add known real-life friends
3) If using multiplayer, keep voice chat off at platform level (Xbox/PS/PC)
4) Turn off/limit chat where available
5) Check friend requests and remove unknowns immediately

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Boundary rule (keep it simple)

No public servers without supervision. Invite-only is default. Unknown players = leave the server.