Watch what you post

Post:

​Do Not Post:

• ​Your address

• Your school name or logo

• Your current location

• Embarrassing photos of others

• Cursing/negative rants

• Positive statuses/positive opinions

• Normal appropriate selfies

• Your happiest/best moments

• Your hobbies

Privacy Settings

One of the most important safety features of social media apps

Check who can see your posts and what you give the apps permission to use (photos, location)

A good reason to go on private

70% of employers check their employees social media.

If your posts are public, they can and will fire you for inappropriate posts.

Do you feel like people are more likely to harass others because they can be anonymous online?

Report and block users who harass you nor others online.

​Anonymity and Harassment

Cyberbullying

Bullying or harassing someone in a digital space. Becoming increasingly more common because almost all teenagers use social media/technology.

Examples of cyberbullying:

• Writing hurtful things through instant messaging, text messaging, or online games

• Posting derogatory messages on social networking sites

• Posting or sharing embarrassing photos or videos

• Creating a fake profile in order to humiliate someone

Grooming and Online Predators

Grooming: the action of attempting to form a relationship with a child or young person, with the intention of sexually assaulting them or inducing them to commit an illegal act such as selling drugs or joining a terrorist organization:

Creepy people can hide their identity online and sound very charming to young people.

As a perpetrator: Seriously threatening people online is illegal and you can face jail time for it.

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As a victim: many young people have been assaulted, kidnapped and/or murdered by meeting up with strangers they met online.

Crime related to social media usage