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Meeting people online

Friends


Making friends online with people from all over the world is becoming more normal everyday.

Discussion forums, chat rooms, or online social networks like Instagram can be a great place to meet new friends.

Do remember a few online safety tips:

  • Be careful on forums – not everyone is who they say they are. 
  • On social networking sites, keep your profile as private as possible. You can chat with new people without allowing full access to your profile.
  • Never give out personal details, such as your address, number, school, university or workplace to strangers online.
  • Always meet new people from online in a public place or bring a friend
  • If you’re being bullied online, tell someone you trust about it. 

Read Meeting new people and What is friendship? for more