Netsafe: Education Advisor, Anjie Webster
Potential for being unsafe online through social media - Takes 50 steps to de-activate facebook Blurred boundaries - multiple access points - opportunities and risks Autonomy to hang out with mates online - a powerful influencer Potential for bullying, offensive, sexual exposure The more we are online - there is an increased risk for encountering offensive material ...and the more you are online, the more you learn to manage such risks Need to keep up with being online - developing skills as they go. Young girls - exploring who they are by age 9/10: more likely to have multiple profiles (not unusual to have up to 5 profiles - biys more likely to have single profiles) temporary versions of self bully and be bullied may make mistakes (eg sharing intimate photos, videos, etc) may make compromises - irrespective of values taught learning about trust and relationships through connections - socially quite complex Implications of 'liking', commenting, posting...