Online Safety: Facebook safety for Kids

Your Online Identity & Knowing Who Are You Online?

If you use the computer to play and talk with friends, you also have an online identity. That means you have an identity that's related to how you look, what you do, and what you say when you're using the computer. If you play on Club Penguin and put seven disco balls in your igloo, that says something.

Sites like Club Penguin and Webkinz let you create an avatar — a character that represents you. It's fun to dress up that character and maybe give it a sense of style you'd never try at school. Would you like a rainbow mohawk hairstyle? It's yours at the click of a mouse.

Avatar games, instant messaging, and chat rooms also let you choose your own screen name. If you want to be known as King_of_Ketchup, that's your new name. Maybe your little sister will want to be the Mayor_of_Mustard.

So if you start calling yourself the King of Ketchup, does that mean you really like ketchup? Should you tell your new online friends how much you love ketchup and all the foods you like to top with ketchup? That's up to you, but it brings up a good point: How much should you share about your real self online?

[KellyanneLatulippe]

so if I get this right,
if someone ugly wants to add you on Facebook, accept their request???

[dankchael]

Why would kids Have got instagram today boi

[VanEssa-cior]

How kids can be safe on Facebook
DONT GET ON IT

[andrewyang]

So, is it saying that you don't need to actually know the person to accept their "friend" request, as long as their account doesn't seem to be fake?

[herospirals]

Am i the only one who prefers NOT to have my face as my profile picture?
I mean it could be other stuff that i like more lmao

[VerdantAssassin]

Who uses their face as their profile picture these days?

[mcrtrash]

remember, as long as their account looks real, even if you don't know who they are, you're allowed to friend them!

[bert]

Children aren't allowed to be on facebook in the first place. It's only for 13+

[RattataPrincess]

While a lot of people don't use their face as a profile picture nowadays, this video teaches an amazing lesson to children and many other people (especially those who are new to the internet). Pretending to be someone you are not (also known as catfishing) isn't a good idea, and that you are who you are.

[danknowlton]

Facebook is shit. It's pointless.

[aaandag]

IS THAT BUNNY A "Mind Reader"?!

SHE'S A GENIE

[Metqa]

He doesn't realize it yet, but he was just...friendzoned!

[dogAJ]

We'll kids shouldn't be on Facebook anyway.

[feet]

This is basically saying that you should risk showing your identity

[yuri]

I like the fact it says love at first like
This is a good lesson for children and I hope everyone watching this understands the fact you are who you are

[blah]

People aren't thinking.
There saying that kids need to be 13+ to have Facebook,
But kids can easily fake there age!!! And the point of the animation is to give a lesson,
That there are fakers out there who want to trick you!

[jricher]

Wait... so it's OK for her to friend somebody she has never met? Do you really want to tell kids that? She has no clue who "Ushi" is...

[skeletorkeldor]

I swear Bonzi Buddy is one of the characters in this show

[yoimoya]

Sees random girl on road
Already knows her name and surname and finds her on Facebook

[brinlyjohnson]

I think kids shunt be on Facebook anyway until there 13