Do not trust strangers on the Internet!

Social media, groups in messaging apps, online games – there are so many ways to interact and meet new people. However, you should take some precautions. There are fake profiles and people with bad intentions. When adding someone, make sure you know and trust them. 

Parents must be especially careful when it comes to protecting children and instructing them about the online environment. Just as you tell your children not to talk to strangers on the street, you should also teach them the same behavior online. Tell them not to add or interact with people they do not know on the Internet. Talk to your children so they do not give their personal and family information to strangers, such as their full names and those of their parents, their home address, where they go to school, their parents’ workplace, etc. It is also important for children and adolescents to be aware of the dangers of sending pictures or videos at the request of strangers. Talk to your children and ask them to always let you know if a stranger threatens them or acts strangely. Also, remember to respect the age limit suggested by social networks.

For more information:
https://internetsegura.br/pdf/guia-internet-segura.pdf (portuguese only)
https://internetsegura.br/pdf/guia-internet-segura-pais.pdf (portuguese only)
https://nic.br/media/docs/publicacoes/13/internet_com_responsa_60+.pdf (portuguese only)
https://cartilha.cert.br/fasciculos/redes-sociais/fasciculo-redes-sociais.pdf (portuguese only)

Accessibility:

In the first scene, there is a boy on his mobile phone and some profiles appear on his screen. In this scene, the following phrase appears: "Before friending someone on the Internet."

In the second scene, the character selects the profiles he knows and they appear with a green check and a heart. In this scene, the following phrase appears: "Do you trust and know this person?"

In the third scene, the character is thinking and is suspicious of a profile that has a warning sign. A thought bubble appears with an “X” for rejection. In this scene, the following phrase appears: "No? Then don't friend them!"

In the fourth scene, the suspicious profile changes into a villain with a mask and then skulls begin to appear. The character clicks the reject button and the profile is excluded. In this scene, the following phrase appears: "Don't trust strangers, not even on the Internet."