Forty two per cent of teenagers questioned in a
new BBC survey said they or someone they knew had shared something
online which they later regretted. The specially commissioned
survey of 13-19 year-olds for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5 live also
suggests that nearly a third of the young people who had
‘over-shared’ online believed that it had damaged their
reputation.
Of those who claimed to be badly affected by the experience
themselves, 58% said they fell out with friends and 26% said it had
made them anxious and depressed.
The BBC’s Share Take Care campaign is part of its commitment to
media literacy and online safety for young people. Working in
partnership with The UK Safer Internet Centre to support Safer
Internet Day, (Tuesday 7 February), the BBC’s campaign aims to
raise awareness of the issues around safeguarding reputation
online. It is designed to alert parents and young people to the
risks of over-sharing information, photographs and video material
online.
Empowering young people and parents with the skills and
knowledge to take control and make informed choices about their
online activity and potential consequences, the campaign will also
encourage parents to foster a dialogue with their child and agree
together how to use the technology safely and responsibly.
The specially commissioned Horrible Histories episodes will be
available online from Tuesday 7 February at www.bbc.co.uk/CBBC
A range of resources about online safety are available
at www.bbc.co.uk/webwise