Social media are websites and mobile apps that allow users to create and share information and content (text, images, or video) with other users. Examples of popular social networking services include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Tumblr, but there are many more specialty sites and services that exist: news sharing sites like Reddit; professional networking sites like LinkedIn; art portfolio sites like deviantART; photo sharing services like Pinterest and Instragram; and video sharing sites like YouTube and Vine– and this list barely scratches the surface of what social media services are available.
Risks
Even when users have their social media accounts set to share only with people they know…
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Benefits
According to a survey by Common Sense Media, teens 13 to 17 who used social media reported…
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Healthy Use
To help your child use social media safely, CMCH recommends that you consider the following tips…
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