CHAT ROOM SAFETY

• Choose your nickname wisely.
• Never say anything in a chat room you wouldn't say in public.
• Don't give out personal information about yourself or others in a chat room.
• The people you meet in a chat room are often not who or what they say they are.
• Be suspicious if anyone tries hard to be your friend, especially if they try to turn you against your parents and other friends.
• If you are ever uncomfortable, bullied or harassed online, get out immediately.
• Be extremely cautious about meeting someone in person that you met online. Always discuss it with your parents.

These safety tips can be found at SafeCanada.ca. This information may also be accessed, alongside other topics of interest, through the primary Government of Canada website at canada.gc.ca.

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