Social Media
More than half of the world's children that are under the age of 10 use a form social media. There are many dangers associated with having a social media account. Below there are some simple steps children can take to minimise these risks.
My first step to staying safe on social media is not to message people you don’t know in person. This is because they may not be the person you think they are and that can lead to you getting in big trouble and even hurt. For example through facebook you might invite someone over who is the same age as you only to discover a peadiphile has come to your house and they could kidnap you. If your parents don’t know where you have gone it would be hard for them to find you again.
Secondly do not fake your age or post any fake information about yourself. If people go onto your social media account they will see that you are 15 when actually you’re 10. You could get treated very differently, such as people might talk to you about things that are inappropriate for your age or it might not even make any sense to you.
Fourthly do not share your passwords with anyone else because they could mess with your account and share fake information about yourself or cyber bully your contacts.
My fifth and final point to staying safe on social media is to not share personal information such as your address, your age and your school. If someone decided they wanted to stalk you and you had all that information on your social media page it would make it very easy for them to track you down.
Thousands of children around the world have suffered abuse due to social media. I hope my writing has instructed kids on how to avoid this.
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