On Friday, we had some guest speakers come in to our class to discuss ways we could help to keep ourselves safe online. Some key takeaways included:

• not giving out personal information through geo-tagging our locations in posts on social media
• Red flags from online ‘friends’ are guilt tripping, not taking ‘no’ for an answer, and asking us to meet up in real life
• adding gaming friends to social media accounts is not wise
• do not accept gifts from online friends

In case we have further questions or are worried about a situation we (or our friends) are caught up in, please see the photo below for different hotlines and resources. Trusted adults such as teachers and family members are also there to support us. It’s important to talk to someone if we are caught up in a potentially exploitative situation.