1. Parent Information Evening 12th November 2018
Online Safety
Parent Information Evening
12th November 2018
Calculator – for hiding images
Omegle - randomly connects you to another person who’s on the site. It lets you talk to them in a one-to-one audio or video conversation. You can both appear as anonymous
Yubo - allows you to connect and chat to new people. Users can swipe right on someone else’s profile to ‘like’ them, and swipe left to pass on to view other users’ profiles. You can video chat and/or watch other people's live videos.
Tik Tok - social media app for creating and sharing videos as well as live broadcasting. Used for grooming

2. Social Media It is essentially a public space
Using social media leads to:
Easy access to young people for adults
Can hide the abuse
Can take longer to formulate a message online
Lowered inhibitions
Losing control of content which can lead to exploitation or blackmail
Control
Exposure
Social
No way to unsend it if you change your mind
You don’t know who will see it
Might be difficult to face people afterwards
Cannot stop people taking screenshots
Could be shared unlimited times, globally or on porn sites
Bullying re: sexting is common
Time to think about it and make it more hurtful

3. It’s a FACT Digital Resilience
40% of teenagers do not consider a topless photos inappropriate
On average teenagers have not met one third of their friends on the social media platforms they use
Digital Resilience
resilience-toolkit/
Do not differentiate between on and offline
Can have a positive influence on those how find it difficult to communicate in the real world or feel isolated.

4. Grooming – Peer on Peer abuse
144% increase of sexual offences against children in the last 5 years
Most common age for the victim or the perpetrator is 14
Apps most used for grooming – Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Kik, Music.ly (Tik Tok) and Skype
Abusers will move children from mainstream platforms to less known encrypted ones
Many claim online abuse is not as detrimental as abuse that takes place in ‘real life’ – not much research into the effect online SA has compare to with the perpetrator present. Lots sadly say the impact is less.
Children are abusing other children
Girls can be persuaded to send nudes as they are used to sharing selfies

5. Sextortion
Sextortion is on the increase and the time between the victim being contacted and committing suicide is going down
40% meet the perp online and will be asked for a nude within a week
1:3 did not tell anyone as they were too ashamed or embarrassed

6. Solutions Listen to your selfie Childline Zip it app
For Me app
Games for starting difficult conversations or taking your mind off things
Zip it app
YOTI - digital identity app
Facebook Help Centre
Facebook and MediaSmart – Think before you share
Google – ‘Right to be Forgotten’.
Listen to your selfie -
For Me app -
Zipp it app -
YOTI - - the easiest, most secure way to prove your identity online and in person. Also used for age verification. Gov are trying to develop ways of verifying your age online but very difficult to do. YOTI is an example of this.
Facebook Help Centre to report inappropriate posts.
Think Before you share –
Google – ‘Right to be Forgotten’. You have the right to ask for personal info to be removed. Can complete an online form to have content deprioritised but will never be removed from the server.

7. Create a positive digital footprint
A digital footprint is a trail of data you create while using the Internet. It includes the websites you visit, s you send, and information you submit to online services.
A "passive digital footprint" is a data trail you unintentionally leave online.
Childline
NSPCC
Think you know
Internet matters
Safety net (younger kids)