Chatting and Red Flags

Decide whether the following online interactions are risky. Check the interactions that you believe are risky.

• Sharing your favorite music on social media.

• Giving your address to a friend you know only online.

• Commenting on the post of a celebrity you admire.

• Accepting a follow request from someone you don't know.

Decide whether the following online interactions are risky or safe. Click the interactions that you believe are safe.

• Sharing your favorite music on social media.

• Giving your address to a friend you know only online.

• Commenting on the post of a celebrity you admire.

• Accepting a follow request from someone you don't know.

Which of the following statements about online relationship is true?

• You can always trust that someone will represent their real self online.

• Even your best friend can cause you to have red flag feelings.

• Only people you don't know in real life can cause you to have red flag feelings.

• It is always obvious when someone online has negative intentions.

Ana started a photo account to share funny photos and quickly got a lot of followers. One day a follower she had been messaging with, but doesn't know personally, sent her this message: "You are so funny! And your profile pic is so pretty! Want to meet up on video chat?" Ana is not sure what to do. Why might she be having a red flag feeling?

• The person should already know a lot about her based on the photos she posts.

• A video chat is a personal and risky request from someone she doesn't know.

• The person does not have as many followers as she does.

• Ana has liked some of the photos the person has posted.

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In the previous question, what would you recommend Ana say or do based on the Feelings & Options steps?

• Take a chance and video chat with her follower.

• ​​​​​​Say that she prefers to meet in person because it's less awkward.

• Change the subject, such as talking about the last photo she posted.

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How confident do you feel in being able to identify ways to respond to situations that cause red flag feelings for you? Why?

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