SAFER INTERNET DAY 2024

Ravi is concerned about a classmate who has been talking about harmful ideas they learnt from an online influencer. Ravi’s classmate's behaviour has also started to change. What should Ravi do?

• Agree with the ideas, so as not to anger or upset their classmate

• Call their classmate out on the ideas and why they are harmful

• Tell a teacher about their concerns

Julia sees a live notification on her device about her favourite artist going live on social media. It’s the middle of the school day but she doesn’t want to miss out. What should Julia do?

• Catch up with the live later and manage her notification settings so they don’t pop up during school hours

• Comment on the livestream about how inconvenient the timings are

• Use earbuds to listen in on the livestream and hope nobody notices

Sam is feeling overwhelmed by news and updates about an ongoing crisis in another country. Their friends want to talk about it, but they aren't sure what the facts are. What should Sam do?

• Give an opinion as best they can, considering what they’ve heard so far

• Ignore their friends to protect their mental health

• Explain how they're feeling and agree to talk about it at another time

Seema has found a new AI image generator that can change the appearance of people by adjusting their body weight. She is considering using it on photos of herself and her friends. What should Seema do?

• Show the AI generator to her friends and decide whether to use it together

• Look for an alternative AI generator that adds fun special effects rather than adjusting body weight

• Use the AI generator on herself only and share the pictures privately as a joke

An anonymous social media account has been set-up posting negative videos about teachers at Adarsha’s school. What should Adarsha do?

• Share the videos with her friend group before they get taken down

• Report the account online and tell a teacher about what’s going on

• Create a fake account to share rumours with the group anonymously

Emmanuel sets up a social media page to raise awareness of an issue which he feels strongly about but is now getting hateful comments and threatening direct messages. What should Emmanuel do?

• Block and report any accounts spreading hate and talk to someone about what’s been happening

• Ignore the haters and the comments

• Take some time off social media until things have calmed down a bit

Danika forgets about a homework assignment until the evening before it is due in. The assignment will take many hours and contributes to her final grade for the term. She considers using generative AI to complete the assignment for her. What should Danika do?

• Use the homework assignment as an AI prompt and submit the response in school the next day

• Use AI to get some initial ideas on the homework assignment and use this to make as much progress as possible, before talking to her teacher the next day

• Don’t use AI or make a start, but admit her mistake in school the next day and ask for a last minute extension

Eli is seeing lots of content about a new brand, but it’s way out of their budget. They find a site online selling dupes which are much cheaper, but a few of the reviews are very negative. What should Eli do?

• Research all the options including looking in more detail at the reviews and considering second hand sites before deciding on a final purchase

• Save up their money for the new brand and avoid the dupes, it will last longer and look better

• Take the risk and order from the site anyway

Ivan and his friends find a cool new website where a computer can answer their questions. They ask it some silly questions and it gives them a rude answer. What should Ivan do?

• Keep it a secret between him and his friends

• Tell a trusted adult about what happened and ask them to report it to the website

• Shut down the computer and tell his friends not to use the website again

Miri sees a video online describing symptoms for a medical condition and recognises similarities with one of her friends. What should Miri do?

• Talk to her friend about what she has seen and advise them to get help from a doctor if they are worried

• Do more research on the topic to try and learn more, as she has only seen one video about the condition

• Tag the friend in the comments of the video so that they can watch it themselves