Social Media Safety

What is the most common recommended age for using social media apps and sites?

• 13

• 16

• 18

• 10

Why should you never reveal your location when posting anything on social media?

• you face the possibility of a physical encounter with the wrong person

• so you don't get lost

• so people can see you on google maps

• so your parents know where you are

Can you completely erase comments, photos and videos you have posted online?

• yes

• no

Why shouldn't you send mean texts, even as a joke?

• it might make someone laugh

• it will make you popular

• your mum might see it

• it can be very hurtful to someone else and even taken as a threat

Why shouldn't you 'friend' strangers or accept messages from them?

• you've got enough friends already

• you haven't got time to read their messages

• you don't know them and they could be lying about who they are

• you don't like their profile picture

What should you do if something happens online that makes you feel uncomfortable or worried?

• tell a trusted adult and ask them to help you

• block the person involved so they can't contact you again

• report the incident with the app or website

• all of the above

Why should you never meet someone you have only ever spoken to online?

• you don't like meeting new people

• they are a stranger and might not be who they say they are

• they might not like you

• you won't be able to find them because you don't know what they look like

Why are privacy settings important?

• so you can share your posts with everyone

• so you can hide stuff from your mum and dad

• they allow you to control who can see your posts

• I don't know, it's private