- Think about how to protect yourself online! focuses on providing help to young people if they are bullied on social media.
- Think about the content you post! provides guidance on what young people should consider before posting content online.
- Think about your online contacts raises awareness of online ‘friends', encouraging young users to think about their online contacts and how they can use privacy controls to protect their personal information.
Sextortion – decision tree resource
A new English-language decision tree has been created addressing a current hot topic in the online world – sextortion. Produced by saferinternet.at and rataufdraht.at (part of the the Austrian Safer Internet Centre), the decision tree is part of the ‘Think about' series inviting young people to reflect on their online behaviour and how to protect themselves online.
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