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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is real.

My 13 yo dd had pretty much this same story happen to her. Within 2 weeks of joining Instagram and Snapchat (to be connected to school friends and sports teams), she was getting dozens of terrible posts from lewd men. 
 
I'm very tech unsavvy, so when I finally figured out how to check her phone and accounts , it had already gone too far and too many disgusting pics had come in.

She is very immature and also not good at tech, so doesn't know the difference between a public or private account, who follows who.

Anyway, we deleted her profiles, deleted her followers, deleted her accounts (all not very easy) and took away her phone for a cooling off period.

THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE REGULATED.  THIS IS CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND PORNOGRAPHY.  WHY CAN'T THIS BE STOPPED.  I'm just a busy working mom- I can't figure this all out on my own.[/quote]

And this is why it's better to have your child go to a class about social media, or take her to the local library and ask a librarian there if they can help you set up a profile and the pros and cons of some of these decisions.

At this point this technology is a part of growing up and has to be learned and taught to some degree. It's best to wait as long as possible to start, but don't wait so long your child blunders into a child porn ring. [/quote]

Dp.  My DC's school teaches about online safety as part of their technology class -- everything from phishing emails to malware to online predators and bullying.  Very needed in these times.  [/quote]

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