Social Media

What is Social Media? Any website or app that is dedicated to content provided by its users, interaction (messaging, chat), content sharing (sharing videos, pictures or audio), and collaboration.

What Social Media Sites Do Your Children Use?

source: NSPCC

What sites do teens use? The big social networks are still popular with teenagers but recent research shows that teens are moving to instant messaging apps as they are more convenient and cheaper than text messaging.

SOCIAL MEDIA IS GREAT!

The potential risks of social media Inappropriate content - Pornography, Self Harm, Pro Ana, Hate, Violence. Communicating with /Friending Strangers. Grooming. Sharing too much information. Harming “online reputation”. Sexting/Blackmail Bullying

12:30Tuesday 30 June 2015 A Derry man has spoken of his disgust after intercepting a social media video call to his child’s phone by a grown man conducting lewd acts. The man said he wanted to alert other parents after his 12-year-old daughter was targeted by a man misusing the popular social networking App ooVoo. More and more young children are using smartphones and apps in the digital age. The man told the ‘Journal’ that his daughter’s classmates were also aware of the same man- using a certain name and using a profile pic of a young boy with a mobile phone- targeting other children locally over the internet. A number of other parents across Derry have also previously expressed concerns about their children being exposed to sexual predators via social media over recent weeks. Inappropriate Content

Grooming

Sexting is illegal When children engage in sexting they’re creating an indecent image of a person under the age of 18 which, even if they take it themselves, is against the law. Distributing an indecent image of a child – e.g. sending it via text – is also illegal. It’s very unlikely that a child would be prosecuted for a first offence, but the police might want to investigate. age: 13+ Sexting

It is a social site where users can ask other users questions, and responses are limited to 300 characters. The questions can be from a named user, or completely anonymously asked. It is unmoderated (unless a user reports something), and has no parental controls. A user gets a URL which they can use to populate other social media profiles. It has become a site for bullying Bullying

“Anonymous Social”

Over-sharing

Facebook Facebook is an advertising company. It uses ALL information entered (public or private) to sell targeted advertising. Facebook can transfer or sublicense its rights over a user’s content to another company or organisation if needed. It can use this information for any products and services it owns or runs now but can also use it for any future product or service. Facebook’s license does not end upon the deactivation or deletion of a user’s account, content is only released from this license once all other users that have interacted with the content have also broken their ties with it.

Facebook gets a report every time you visit a site with a Facebook “Like” button, even if you never click the button, are not a Facebook user, or are not logged in. The Facebook App also collects information on every web page people visit while logged in, and from every app people have logged into using their Facebook details.

The potential problem with Facebook Facebook wants as much information about you as possible to sell your info to advertisers. It actively encourages you to share It will share your information with third parties. It encourages users to share more, it can change its T+C’s and privacy settings at any time. It actively discourages deleting accounts. There is the potential for children (and adults) to share too much information. Once something is posted it becomes the property of Facebook, it is extremely difficult to regain control of your content.

Recommended Action for Facebook Users Review your privacy settings, review them again when Facebook updates its T+C’s, Review them again when you install or re-install the app. Only post content that you would be happy for anyone to see, even private posts can be copied, screenshot and re-posted somewhere else. etc Presume that all content will be available to view by everyone in the world forever. Don’t overshare information, it can leave you open to stalking, ID theft, could affect job prospects, insurance premiums, credit ratings etc

“When I had first started upon it, the very first question from the very first stranger was this – “Hi! ASL?” In case you are wondering what ASL means, it’s age, sex and location.” Inappropriate Content

Yik Yak – users post text-only Yaks of up to 200 characters. The messages can be viewed by the 500 Yakkers who are closest to the person who wrote the Yak, as determined by GPS tracking. Users are exposed to – and contributing -sexually explicit content, abusive language and personal attacks. Although the posts are anonymous, kids start revealing personal information as they get more comfortable with other users.

Location Based Services Do you want your child's’ location to be available to others? Sharing photos online with LBS enabled lets anyone extract the location, date and time from the photographs metadata. if you wouldn’t tell someone in person where you are you probably shouldn’t use Facebook to tell them.

Just when you thought you were getting somewhere….. decoy apps!!!!!

In 1986 when the round-the-clock service began children were mostly concerned about family planning problems and sexual abuse. But today their confidence is being destroyed by a constant onslaught from cyber-bullying, social media and the desire to copy celebrities as they strive to achieve the ‘perfect’ image. In there were 35,244 counselling sessions for low self-esteem, an increase of 9% from the previous year.

1.Set appropriate parental controls on wifi hubs and devices. Set their privacy settings for them on websites/apps if appropriate. 2.Set age appropriate rules and boundaries around online usage and behaviour. 3.Advise children around the risks they may be exposed to. 4.Advise children about what to do if things go wrong. What can you do to keep your children safe online?

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