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Social Media and The Internet

Social media websites and applications allow users to interact, connect, and share content over the Internet. While social media provides opportunities for communication, young users face certain online threats like pornography, cyberbullying, sexting, oversharing of personal information, and identity theft. When using social media platforms like Facebook, it is important to use strong passwords, respect others, carefully manage privacy settings and the information shared on profiles, verify people before connecting with them, and monitor time spent online. Some behaviors to avoid include oversharing personal details and locations, posting without considering consequences, connecting with untrusted individuals, and misrepresenting oneself, as social media activity can have far-reaching impacts.

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Social Media and The Internet

Social media websites and applications allow users to interact, connect, and share content over the Internet. While social media provides opportunities for communication, young users face certain online threats like pornography, cyberbullying, sexting, oversharing of personal information, and identity theft. When using social media platforms like Facebook, it is important to use strong passwords, respect others, carefully manage privacy settings and the information shared on profiles, verify people before connecting with them, and monitor time spent online. Some behaviors to avoid include oversharing personal details and locations, posting without considering consequences, connecting with untrusted individuals, and misrepresenting oneself, as social media activity can have far-reaching impacts.

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Social Media & the Internet

Social Media - Websites and application or programs used for interacting or connecting and sharing
with persons over the Internet.

The Internet – A global network of interconnected computer and peripheral devices.

Online threats facing young persons:


1. Pornography – these includes materials containing the explicit description of or display of sexual
organs or sexual activity.
2. Cyber-bullying – the use of electronic mediums to bully a person, normally by sending messages of an
intimidating or threatening nature.
3. Sexting – the sending of sexually explicit photographs (nude or semi-nude) or messages via mobile
phone.
4. Oversharing – revealing an inappropriate amount of detail about one’s personal life and whereabouts.
5. Identity theft – the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person’s private identifying information,
usually for financial gain or other criminal activities.

Dos and Don’ts of social media such as Facebook

1. Embrace social media – sign-up, get an account and login


2. Use strong passwords
3. Be courteous
4. Respect others’ opinions or point of view
5. Pay attention to how you present yourself – the pictures and comments you post should increase
your worth, not cause you to lose your job or reputation
6. Pay attention to the privacy settings for the different websites – take time to read the different
setting to ensure that you’re not giving permission in cases where you would not want to give
permission for the sharing of your personal information
7. Share your resources/expertise – social media is not about being selfish
8. Verify information before sharing or passing it along
9. Try and verify the identity of the persons requesting addition to your circle before adding them
10. Pay attention to the amount of time you spend using social media – you may realize you’ve been
wasting a lot of time

1. Do not post your every movement – you’ll be making it easy for kidnappers and thieves to hurt you
2. Do not put more information than what is absolutely necessary on your profile – ignoring this can
lead to you being a victim of identity theft
3. Do not use inappropriate language – certain words are obscene even when used over the Internet
4. Do not use your employer’s time to update your status or browse social media
5. Do not connect with everyone – quality is better than quantity. Would you be increasing your worth
by adding this person to your circle?
6. Do not upload anything that you would not want everyone to see
7. Do not take social media lightly – your actions can have very far-reaching consequences
8. Do not portray yourself as someone you’re not after all thieves and other criminals do use social
media too.

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