embraced-by-chaos:

solofia:

girlfriendluvr:

i don’t know if they don’t teach internet safety in schools nowadays or if kids just don’t take it seriously, but if you are a kid or teen, please:

• don’t give out your socials to random people. i was just in an among us room with a 14 year old giving out her instagram and asking others for theirs. DO NOT DO THIS.
• if someone makes you even the TINIEST bit uncomfortable, block them! don’t feel bad about it. don’t worry that your reason for doing so isn’t “good enough”. just block them.
• don’t post any sort of identifying information about yourself. anything beyond like, your first name and the state/country you live in, should be kept to yourself. this goes double for dms with people you don’t know irl.
• if anyone asks for your “asl” block them and do not answer. these people are always creeps. i block them as an adult! (asl refers to “age sex location” and the vast majority of people asking this are looking for someone to hit on)

if anyone has any more tips, feel free to add on!

• don’t assume your favorite adult youtuber/celebrity isn’t “like that” if they ever reach out to you privately for any reason. people with large followings rarely have any good reason to interact with their underage fans outside of public scrutiny. if you must talk to them, be wary of any kind of request for pictures of yourself even if it seems innocent enough.

• Know that every photo you post only can and will be downloaded by someone. If you are uncomfortable with the idea of a photo being kept on someone’s personal harddrive, do not post it online.