Top 10 Reasons to Be Careful of Who You Talk to Online
Talking to people can be a fun experience if it's done right. You basically get to meet new people online, and there's absolutely nothing bad about that. However, it's extremely imperative to be careful whom you talk with online as not everyone on the internet is who they say they are. Read on to know why it's essential to be careful whom you talk to online.They could either be psychopaths, perverts, or major douchebags. They're everywhere online.
Great list. It's exactly why I turned off messaging.
True, the internet is full of those creatures.
Although I've been pretty straightforward as far as honesty goes, I could have said I'm a 40-year-old woman who lives in Saudi Arabia and is a Muslim, and you'd have to assume I'm telling you the truth.
It's kind of ironic that I'm so honest online, because in real life, I easily lie through my teeth. Often, too.
For example, let's say there was this 40-year-old man pretending to be a 14-year-old girl online and wanted to talk to other online teens just to lure them in. Not a pleasant thought.
They could try to message you and say they're going to kill you. What would make it even worse is if they sent you a picture of your house, meaning they know exactly where you live.
If you're trying to make new friends online, forget that because they could actually be backstabbers who would betray you.
I should know because I already had that sort of thing happen to me.
So far, this is more of a problem in real life than online, but I get where this is coming from.
I've met people like these, not just online, but outside the internet too.
Shouldn't you have already been taught not to talk to strangers as a kid? I should definitely know by now because it is dangerous.
Cyberbullying is real. Words do hurt. What makes you think people say it's better to use a cuss word than to hurt a person anyway?
I would argue, though (just like Cyri), that if it's just one person, then it shouldn't be a big deal. But if it's more than one person, then it is a problem.
Yes, cyberbullying is real. It's verbal bullying - whether words are said in person, over the phone, or online, on the screen, it's verbal bullying.
There are many scientific books about cyberbullying. The rustlers claim there's no cyberbullying ("it's just words on the screen") because they want to avoid responsibility for bullying people. Are their motives so hard to understand?
So always make sure you're careful.
Not necessarily about themselves but more about other particular topics. That's why you should always research things online yourself and not rely on strangers.
Like my hypothetical lie of information under "People could lie about themselves."
Only if you give them such information. An easy fix to prevent this is to not give them your personal information.