Safety and Social Media ThispublicationwasmadepossiblebyGrantNumberTP1AH000081-01-01fromtheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeofAdolescentHealth;itscontentsaresolelytheresponsibilityoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresenttheofficialviews
oftheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.
Social Media
• SocialMediais“formsofelectroniccommunicationthroughwhichuserscreateonlinecommunitiestoshareinformation,ideas,personalmessagesandothercontent.”– MerriamWebster• Modernsocialmediaisarelativelynewinvention.
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Social Media and Teens • Moreteensareusingsocialmediathaneverbefore.• ThePewResearchCenterreportedin2013that:- TeenTwitterusehasgrownsignificantly:24%ofonlineteensuseTwitter,upfrom16%in2011.
- Thetypical(median)teenFacebook userhas300friends,whilethetypicalteenTwitteruserhas79followers.
-60%ofteenFacebook userskeeptheirprofilesprivate,andmostreporthighlevelsofconfidenceintheirabilitytomanagetheirsettings.
-Teens takeotherstepstoshapetheirreputation,managetheirnetworksandmaskinformationtheydon’twantotherstoknow;74%ofteensocialmediausershavedeletedpeoplefromtheirnetworkorfriendslist.
Dangers of Social Media
1) Catfishing –Youdon’talwaysknowwhoyouaretalkingtoonline!Peoplecanpretendtobewhoever theywantto.Catfishing iswhenapersoncreatesfakepersonalprofilesonsocialmediasiteswiththeintentionofdeception.
Dangers of Social Media
• Peoplecatfishothersforalotofdifferentreasons.Sometimes,peopleareembarrassedoftheirtrueself,sotheypretendtobesomeonemoreattractiveonline.Somepeopleliketheattentionthatcomesfrompretendingtobesomeoneelse.Othersusecatfishing tobullypeople.
Dangers of Social Media SignsofaCatfish- Theyrefusetospeakonthephonewithyou.- Theyrefusetovideochat.- Theyarequicktotryandformastrongbondwithyou.- Theyaskyouformoney.- Alloftheirphotosappearprofessionallydone.- Theyhavetoomanyortoofewinternetfriends.- Theytravelforwork/school,butneverseemtotravelintoyourarea.
- Ifyouliveinthesamearea,theyrefusetomeetinperson.
In Other Words . . .
Ifitsoundstoogoodtobetrue,itprobablyis!
PersonIthinkI’mtalkingto PersonI’mactuallytalkingto
Future Risks
2)– Anythingpostedonlinecanneverbefullydeleted.Youmaythinkthisisnobigdealnow,butitcouldbeinyourfuture.• AccordingtotheNewYorkTimes,31%ofcollegeadmissionstaffadmittosearchingsocialnetworksitesofapplicants(iftheysawthatpictureofyoudrinking,flippingthecameraoff,etc.whatwouldtheythink?)• CareerBuilder says60%ofemployersadmittosearchingsocialnetworksitesfortheirapplicants.Themainthingtheylookfor?Toseeifthepersonpresentsthemselvesprofessionally!
But What are They Looking For?AccordingtoasurveybyCareerBuilder,51%ofemployerswholookatanapplicant’ssocialmediapresencehavefoundcontentthatcausedthemnottohirethecandidate.
Thisincludesoffensessuchas:• Jobcandidatepostedprovocativeorinappropriate photographsorinformation– 46percent;• Jobcandidatepostedinformationaboutthemdrinking orusingdrugs– 41percent;• Jobcandidatesbad-mouthedtheirpreviouscompany orfellowemployee–36percent;• Jobcandidateshowedpoorcommunicationskills – 32percent;• Jobcandidateposteddiscriminatorycomments relatedtorace,gender,religionetc.– 28percent;• Jobcandidatelied aboutqualifications– 25percent;• Jobcandidatesharedconfidentialinformation frompreviousemployers– 24percent;• Jobcandidatewaslinkedtocriminalbehavior– 22percent;• Jobcandidate’sscreennamewasunprofessional – 21percent;• Jobcandidateliedaboutanabsence – 13percent.
Does This Look Professional?
How About This?
The Things You Post Now Can Have Life-Altering Consequences
Dangers of Social Media3)– Privacy• Privacyisabigconcernonsocialmedia.Everysinglesiteandappyouusehasaprivacypolicy.• YOUareresponsibleforknowinghowtouseyourprivacysettings.• Beawarethatprivacysettingsareeverchanging.Somesitesandappswillgiveyounoticewhentheirprivacypolicyhasbeenupdate.Otherswon’t.
Social Media is Like a Giant Bulletin Board
¢ Whenyoupostsomething toasite/app,youarepostingonTHEIRbulletinboard.
¢ This meansthatthecontentnolongerbelongstoYOU.
¢ The site/appyoupostedtocandowhatevertheywantwithyourcontent.
Information Sharing • Online,howmanyofyouhaveposted...- Aphotoofyourself?- Yourschoolname?- Thetown/cityinwhichyoulive?- Youremailaddress?- Yourcellphonenumber?- Yourrealname?- Yourinterests?- Yourbirthdate?- Yourrelationshipstatus?- Avideoofyou?
Information SharingWhileteensaremoreawareoftheirprivacysettingsthaneverbefore,theyarealsosharingmoreinformation:
- 91%postaphotoofthemselves,upfrom79%in2006.- 71%posttheirschoolname,upfrom49%.- 71%postthecityortownwheretheylive,upfrom61%.- 53%posttheiremailaddress,upfrom29%.- 20%posttheircellphonenumber,upfrom2%.- 92%posttheirrealnametotheprofiletheyusemostoften.- 84%posttheirinterests,suchasmovies,music,orbookstheylike.- 82%posttheirbirthdate.- 62%posttheirrelationshipstatus.- 24%postvideosofthemselves.
Be Aware of Your Location Settings
• AllmodernsmartphonesareequippedwithGPS.• GPScanbeausefultoolforalotofdifferentapps.• However,manyappswilltryandaccessyourlocationserviceswhenGPSisunnecessaryfortheapp’sfunction.
Apps that Need GPS
¢ Maps¢ Weather
APPS THAT DON’T
¢ Camera¢ Facebook¢ Instagram¢ Twitter
APPS THAT MAY NEED GPS¢ Safari¢ Siri¢ Location-basedappssuchasLyft,Fitbit,etc.
You Are in Control of Your Location Settings
• Manyapps’defaultsettingsallowthemaccesstoyourlocationservices.• Ifanappisnotlocation-based,thenitdoesn’tneedyourlocation.• YoucanchangethesesettingsandchoosewhichappscanuseyourGPS.• Youcanalsoallowdifferentdegrees towhichappscanusethisinformation.
Beawarethat,unlessyouchangeit,yourcameraissetuptorecordtheGPSlocationofEVERYPHOTOYOUTAKE.
Dangers of Social Media
• 4)– Cyberbullying• Cyberbullying isaformofbullyingthatoccursthroughelectronicmeans,suchasbyphoneorsocialmedia.• Cyberbullying isdifferent fromtraditionalbullyinginthat:-Itcanhappen24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Cyberbullying canreachapersonatanytime.
-Bullyingmessages/imagescanbedistributedanonymouslyandtoawideaudience.
-Deletingbullyingcontentcanbeextremelydifficultonceithasbeenposted/sentout.
Cyberbullying is a Growing Problem
• AccordingtothePewResearchCenter,88%ofteenshavewitnessedcyberbullyingonline.• 66%ofteenswhowitnessedcyberbullying alsowitnessedotherpeoplejoininginonthebullying.• 21%ofteensreportedjoininginonthebullyingthemselves.
Forms of Cyberbullying• Flaming – Onlinefightsthroughemail,instantmessagingorchatroomswhereangry/rudecommentsareexchanged.• Disparaging – Puttingmeanonlinemessagesuptomakefunofsomeone.• Exclusion – Intentionallyleavingsomeoneoutofagroup.• Outing – Sharingsecretsaboutsomeoneonlineincludingprivateinformation,picturesandvideos.• Trickery – Trickingsomeoneintorevealingpersonalinformationthensharingitwithothers.• Impersonation – Pretendingtobesomeoneelseonline.• Harassment – Repeatedlysendingmaliciousmessages.• Cyberstalking – Continuouslyharassinganddisparagingincludingthreatsofphysicalharm.
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Dangers of Social Media• 5)InternetAddictionHowmanyofyouhaveaccessto:- Asmartphone?- AniPad/tablet?- AlaptoporPC?- Agamingdevicewithinternetaccess?
Howmanyofyoucheckyourphone/device :- Whenyouwakeup?- Whenyou’reatschool?- Whenyou’rewithfamilyorfriends?- Whenyou’resupposedtobesleeping?
Research on Teen Internet Usage
• Onaverage,teensspendmorethan9hoursadayonline.• Now,becauseteensareusingmultipledevicesatonce,theamountofonlineexposuretheyaregettingishigher.• Morethan87%teensnowowncellphones,comparedtothe45%ofteenswhoownedphonesin2004.• Technologyexposureisstartingatanearlierage,with38%ofchildrenundertheageof2havingusedaniPad,smartphoneortablet.
Effects of Internet Usage
• Heavyinternet/socialmediausagecan:- Resultinlowergrades.- Leadtostressandofflinerelationshipproblems.- Increasefeelingsofloneliness/socialisolation,depression,anxietyandneedforinstantgratification.
- Decreasein-personcommunicationabilities.- Anincreaseintime-wastingandprocrastination.- Promotethespreadofunreliable/falseinformation.
Dangers of Social Media • 6)DigitalAbuse• DigitalAbuseissimilartocyberbullying.• Itistheuseoftechnology(suchastextingandsocialmedia)tobully,stalkorharassadatingpartner.
Signs of Digital Abuse Ifyourdatingpartner:• Tellsyouwhoyoucan/can’tbefriendswithonsocialmedia• Sendsyounegative,insultingorthreateningmessages• Usessocialmediatokeepconstanttabsonyou• Putsyoudowninstatusupdates• Sendsyouunwantedexplicitpicturesorvideos• Pressuresyoutosendexplicitpictures/videos• Stealsorinsiststobegivenyourpasswords• Constantlytextsyouandmakesyoufeel likeyoucan’tbeseparatedfromyourphone• Looksthroughyouphonefrequently,checksuponyourpictures,textsandcalllog• Tagsyouunkindlyinpicturesorinposts
Your Digital Relationship Rights
• Youhavetherighttobeawayfromyourphoneorsocialmediawithoutworryingthatyourpartnerwillgetangryorthattherewillberepercussions.• Youdonothavetosendanypicturesorstatementsthatyouareuncomfortablesending.• Youdonothavetoshareyourpasswordswithanyonethatyouaredating.• Knowthatyoulosecontrolofanymessageyousendout.
The Internet is like a Neighborhood• Justlikeintherealworld,theinternethassafeandunsafeneighborhoods.• Largersites/appslikeGoogle,Facebook,andInstagram aregenerally“safer’becauseoftheirtermsandprivacysettings.Theywillinvestigateclaimsofabuseandtrytomonitorforsafetyandresponsibleusage.• Theywillalsocooperatewithlawenforcementshouldtherebeaninvestigation.
So How Do We Become Good Neighbors?
Being a Good Digital Citizen
• Youareresponsibleforeverythingyousend,postorforward.• Knowyourtermsandconditions.• Keepyourprivacysettingsonlock.• Limityourexposuretostrangersonline.• Beawareofthepersonayouareportraying.• Thethingsyousayinthedigitalworldcancauserealworldpain.• Knowyourreportingandblockingfeatures.• Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowisbeingharassedonline,tellanadultyoutrustIMMEDIATELY.
