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TEENS ONLINE!
HOW TO KEEP
THEM SAFECyber-bullying
Stalking
PG
lmao!!
Did you know?
Source: Pew Research Centre
The average teen has 201 Facebook friends
73% of teens are on a social network
Facebook, Instagram & Twitter require children to
be at least 13 years old to join
What teens do on Social Media
(stuff that adults do,
really)
Comment on friends wall
Post updates, videos,
pictures etc.
Send group messages
IM, Direct Message each
other
Gossip, news, sports
updates etc.
Teens learn about Social Media fromPEERS
SCHOOL
ONLINEPARENTS
MEDIA
But there are dangers....
55% of teens have given out personal information to someone they don’t know, including photos and physical descriptions
56% of teens say they have been the target of some type of online harassment
29% of teens have posted mean information, embarrassing photos or spread rumours about someone
56% of teens say they have been the target of some type of online harassment
Other issues....
Interestingly, most parents
don’t know what their teens are doing online
70% of teens hide
their online behaviour from parents
19.9% Manipulate Social Media Privacy
Settings to block ParentsSource: Mcafee.com
DO NOT
DISTURB
12.8% of teens disable
Parental Controls
Things parents should know...
1. Who is tagging your teen on Facebook, or mentioning them on Instagram and Twitter
2. Who is following your teen on various platforms
3. Who your teen is following on various platforms
You should also know...
4. Who your teen is friends with online
5. See comments and profile pictures of the other people in photos with your teen
6. Who your teen is interacting with the most on each network
Source: http://sociallyactive.com
The ‘Chat’
1. If it’s online, consider it public
2. Your internet persona stays with you forever, cannot be deleted
3. Your actions online affect others and how other see you
4. Keep personal information private
What to tell your
teen
Security is a BIG deal because
People can post in their name
Identity theft
Private information can be found
Security checklist. Do
Always log off once done at a public computer
Activate & update privacy settings
Delete or clear your history / cookies
Install Anti-virus software
Don’t share your passwords with anybody
Create a password that nobody can guess, but one you can remember.
Change password frequently
Don’t link your accounts, they can be hacked in at once
Security checklist. Don’t
Cyber-bullying
Makes teens afraid to go to school
Provoke physical fights
23.3% claim to be targets of cyber bullying.
1/5 of teens say they wouldn’t know what to do if they were bullied online.
Sexting
37% of teen girls and
40% of teen boys
“When a person takes a flirtatious, nude or semi-nude picture of themselves and sends it to others through
their cell phone or other means of texting device.”Definition:
Share sexually
suggestive messages
SEND
Messages/images being shared with other people, including strangers
Online reputation damage
Public ridicule or shame
Criminal charges for distribution of child pornography
Sexting can result in..
Parents checklist. Do
Take an Active Role
Agree ground rules
Use and experiment with social media so that you learn as much as you can
Guide teens through security features
Parents checklist. Do
Install security software
Make sure privacy settings are adequate
Keep computers/devices in common areas
Look out for signs of cyber bullying, harassment, stalking etc.
Parents checklist. Don’t
Spy on teens
Embarrass them by frequently posting on their pages/walls
Be overly intrusive
Be judgemental
Resources for Parents
APPS/SOFTWARE
• Avira Social Network Protection• Socialshield• Bitdefender Safego• My pagekeeper• BeSeen
SITES/BOOKS/PAPERS
• mysecurecyberspace.com• commonsensemedia.org/
website-lists/social-networking-kids
• Facebook Family Safety Center • Google Family Safety Channel• Twitter Safety Tips for Parents
About UsKwazi Communications is a Johannesburg, South Africa based Media & Communications
company.
We offer social media consulting and training services to organizations and individuals
Contact us to find out more about our services.
Contact details:
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Tel: +27(0) 11 234 2500
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Sources• http://sociallyactive.com/social-media-effect/• http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/misc/digital-divide-study.pdf• http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/sextech/PDF/SexTech_Summary.pdf • Centre of Justice and Crime Prevention’s (CJCP) paper on Legal Responses to Cyber Bullying
and Sexting in South Africa
