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07/11/2016
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Care should be taken especially with children and adolescents
Agency Brazil
The technology that connects people through the internet and its social networks can cause headache to parents, teachers and pedagogues. Episodes involving virtual bullying, defamation and revenge erotic, known as sexting, has gained ground among young people and adolescents.
According to psychologist and researcher at the Federal University of Bahia Rodrigo Nejm, Director of Education of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) SaferNet, the leak of intimate content has surpassed in volume, cases recorded compared to episodes of cyberbullying in the last two years.
"The fact is that teenagers appropriating the internet with a sense of power and anonymity that it is doing is protected, that has no consequences. It is very puzzling, because even if they know the danger at the time of play, dating, are exposed more to these situations in the network. "
The NGO reported last year, 322 calls in its help channel on situations involving the so-called sexting, when youth and adolescents exchange pictures of themselves (scantily clad or naked) and erotic text messages.
With regard to cyberbullying, SaferNet recorded 265 requests for help. In 2014, SaferNet tallied 224 calls for sexting and cyberbullying by 177. For the expert, the numbers are small in the face of reality, but express a "thermometer" of the current reality of the country.
The ease of access to the internet, the sense of security caused by the use of personal cell, early sexualisation and lack of education on sex education are among the factors identified by the psychologist for the increase in cases of sexting.
Usage tips for children and adolescents
- What you share with your friends on the Internet is not just between you. personal information on social networks become public.
- What you post on the network is unlikely to be removed later.
- The "locks" and access locks can be "broken" by malicious people.
- Avoid displaying images with little clothing or sexy, malintencionadas people can distort and use their images to intimidate and threaten you post them.
- Avoid using webcam with strangers. Your image can be manipulated and you threatened to have this photo mounted in humiliating situations and disseminated among friends and family.
- Block the contact of the attackers on the phone, chat, email and social networks.
- Never accept invitation to meet in person a virtual friend without permission. Even if you go with your parents or responsible adults, go to a public place.
- When a pornographic content (photos, videos, stories written) involving children and adolescents on the Internet, this is a crime! You can report on www.denuncie.org.br address, call the Dial 100, go to a specialized police or go to the nearest child protection agency.
What difficult situations you can find on the internet?
Cyberbullying - Virtual Bullying. Just as bullying, cyberbullying is also a form of violence. It consists of humiliations and threats of colleagues in social networks or by phone.
Sexting - is when adolescents and young people exchanging images of themselves (scantily clad or naked) and erotic text messages, with invitations and sexy banter between boyfriends, suitors and friends. It photos and videos made with the use of technology (cameras, webcam etc) and exchanged over the Internet and their mobile devices.
Source: The Tribune
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