Monthly Archives: February 2017

click on the welcome mat below to see my personal welcome video!

I bet you are all wondering what E-safety is exactly…..well, lets take a look at the definition below for an accurate description.

e-safety is a term which means not only the internet but other ways in which young people communicate using electronic media, e.g. mobile phones.  It means ensuring that children and young people are protected from harm and supported to achieve the maximum benefit from new and developing technologies without risk to themselves or others.

What a nice thing for people to do aye?

Your Probably thinking ‘what a joke’ or ‘social media or the internet cant be dangerous’.

Well….. let me highlight a few things that might see everyday on social media that make you rethink the dangers.

Lets go through these one by one and the examples of how they can harm you.

1. Personal information: by having your full name, DOB, hometown info or email address, gives opportunity for viewers to steal your identity which is usually done for fraudulent purposes.
2. location services= By using this you are allowing people to know where you are, this could give them the opportunity to stalk you, mug you, burgle your house or even assault.
3. Grooming=Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purposes of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking. Children and young people can be groomed online or face-to-face, by a stranger or by someone they know – for example a family member, friend or professional.
   (NSPCC, 2017)
4. cyber-bullying= the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
   (Google, no date)
5. Trolling= when a person makes a deliberate offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
6. Flaming= is a hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users, often involving the use of profanity AKA swear words.(Google, no date)
7. Sexual exploitation=When sexual exploitation happens online, young people may be persuaded, or forced, to:

• Send or post sexually explicit images of themselves.
• Take part in sexual acts via webcam or smartphones.
• Have sexual conversations by text or online.

1. Abusers may even threaten to send images, video or copies of conversations to your friends and family unless you take part in other sexual activity.

   Images or videos may continue to be shared long after the sexual abuse has stopped.(NSPCC, 2017a)

and many more!!!

Do you think its potentially dangerous yet? 

Leave a comment and let me know what you think or Highlight any other dangers that you can think of that might not be in this post.

Lets watch this video that highlights how seriously the act of cyber-bullying can be spread like a virus.

What is your opinion is on cyber-bullying?

Do you think this is a good interpretation of how people could subconsciously jump on the cyber-bullying band wagon without realising?

Have you ever been a victim of the cyber-bullying virus?

Please leave a comment and let me know.

I think its a good idea to present you with some facts about how cyber-bullying can have a devastating effect on its victims.

https://nobullying.com/six-unforgettable-cyber-bullying-cases/

(The top Six unforgettable CyberBullying cases ever | NoBullying – bullying & CyberBullying resources, 2013)

What do you think about these figures?

Did you realise cyber-bullying can have this much of a serious effect?

Do you know anyone that has suffered from the effects of cyber-bullying?

Please leave you answers in the comments.

I have attached a link to this image that leads to a cyber bullying site.

I would like you to provide me with a bullet point list in the comment section of 6 pieces useful information that you have found from this link.

Get researching guys!!!!

click on image above ↑

(Sexting image, no date)

Did you know, that the law states that is it illegal to create or share explicit images of children (under the age of 18) even if the person sharing it is a child themselves?

• It is also against the law to take an explicit photo or video of yourself or a friend.
• To share an explicit image or video of a child, even if it’s shared between children of the same age.
• To possess, download or store an explicit image or video of a child, even if the child gave their permission for it to be created.

As of January 2016 in England and Wales, if a young person is found creating or sharing images, the police can choose to record that a crime has been committed but that taking formal action isn’t in the public interest.(NSPCC, 2017a)

What do you think about sexting?

Have you ever sent or received sext messages?

Did you realise you could get in trouble for it?

Leave you answers in the comments.

You should never think lightly about Sexting, whether it be a pic,video or a text message. there is always the possibility of your messages falling into the wrong hands. Even if they are messages that have been sent to you!

Your trust in the recipient may be abused!

Your messages could be sent to others or posted on social media. This could be seen by many people you know like; family, friends and even people you may not know, which is even more terrifying.

In the past many people have sent these types of messages thinking that they could trust the people they have sent it to. But when that trust was abused it leaves the victim with a lot more than just embarrassment to deal with.

Many victims will also suffer from abusive comments regarding the image/video/message that had been sent.for example people could comment about;

• How the victim should kill or hurt themselves.
• They are ugly.
• Say that no one likes them.
• Their families will be disgusted and disown them.
• They will never find anyone to love them.
• ETC.

All of these comments can have devastating effect on the victims and their families, not just physically but mentally as well.

So please! Do not let yourself become a victim. Always think before you send!

Has this ever happened to anyone you know?

Would you have ever considered the possibility that this could happen to you?

Do you think people consider the consequences before they send these types of messages? 

Leave your answers in the comments!!

This video may seem exaggerated, but it is exactly the type of consequences that could happen from not thinking before you act in regards to sexting.

this video was created by the NSPCC and can be found on their website or on youtube.