Children and Social Media Justin Kings @newsleader justinkings@yahoo.co.uk

What percentage of 10-12 year olds in the UK use at least one social network? 78% 98% Source: ComRes for CBBC, 2016 1 in 5 10-12 year olds on social say they’ve been bullied or trolled A third have made friends they have never met 70%+ felt “happy” using it 2 in 5 teenagers admit to spreading gossip A quarter say they’ve used social media to say something unkind or rude about someone else

Their reasons to use social media are the same as ours Free and easily accessible Continuous channel to talk to friends Ability to share pictures and videos Millions of things to entertain you at anyone time The chance to command an audience and be ‘liked’ Most social networks require you to be at least 13

Facebook 49% of 10-12 year olds say they use it (ComRes for CBBC, 2016) A billion daily users worldwide As a user, you can control who sees what What is your child sharing?

Instagram Post pictures and 15 second videos Publicly Privately to individuals and groups of individuals

NOTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS PRIVATE

Snapchat Share pictures and videos with up to 50 individuals BUT they only have 5-10 seconds to view before the content disappears BUT it can be screen grabbed

You Tube heroes Often deal with sensitive or teen issues Is your son or daughter a fledging You Tuber?

The next big thing – Live streaming

Kids are the early adopters Pic: lynnmarentette on Flickr Keep up to date Websites like mashable.com can help On the CBBC Newsround website, videos to help kids stay safe online