This site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to administer and improve your experience on our site, to help diagnose and troubleshoot potential server malfunctions, and to gather use and demographic information. See our cookie policy. Skip to Content. It's official: Facebook isn't cool. Though some teens still use it, they prefer to use a variety of apps to connect, curate, and capture their lives in different ways. And though household names such as Instagram , Snapchat , and Twitter have proven their staying power, teens love to try out new apps they hear about from friends, ads, or even what's trending in the app store.
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The dangers of Facebook to teens and young people is well documented. If you want to protect your kids you need to know where they are. Here are 7 apps and websites you need to be aware of:. According to a recent study , Instagram is now the most popular social network for US teens. Instagram has lagged behind other social networks badly when it comes to using HTTPS which means that account hijacking is trivial. They can do this by opening Instagram, going to their profile, choosing Edit your profile and toggle Posts are Private to on. The major problem with Snapchat is that it promises more privacy than it delivers.
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Susie Hargreaves, of the IWF, urged young people to consider the dangers of posting their explicit images online, warning them that once those images have gone digital, they lose all control over where they may end up:. It also highlights the problem of control of these images — once an image has been copied on to a parasite website, it will no longer suffice to simply remove the image from the online account. In some cases, sexy images are appended together with the name of the individual concerned, meaning that they could show up in a search for that specific name on Google Images and other search engines:. Thank you.
Can they be taught to see it more critically? Photo illustration by Sara Cwynar. By Maggie Jones.