If you want to post photos of your friends on the Internet, you must ask first. If you’ve got a photo of someone on your mobile phone and want to send it to someone else, again you have to ask first. Because even if you think the photo is funny, your friend might not agree.
Easy to misunderstand
When you’re sitting in front of the PC at home, everything might seem less risky than in the «real» world.
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It can be easy to say things you wouldn’t say face to face. It can also be easy to misunderstand each other. When you chat using a keyboard, you can’t see the reactions of the person you’re talking to. You don’t hear their voice, or see their face or body language. Therefore, it can be difficult to know how the other person reacts to what you write. |
The Internet and mobile phones offer lots of opportunities to chat with friends about what’s going on, share pictures and
perhaps secrets. Unfortunately, there are also opportunities to wreck things for other people. Some kids’ best friends have
passed on pictures which other people weren’t meant to see. Other
kids have had nasty things written about them on the Internet by kids from their schools.
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The same rules You’re responsible for everything you post online: both pictures and text. You’re responsible for the messages you send from your mobile phone. You’re responsible for thinking twice before you press enter or send. You’re responsible for what you are and what you do – even if you’re online. |
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