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Snapchat is an application used to share photos, videos, text, and drawings. It's free to download the app and free to send messages using it. It has become hugely popular in a very short space of time, especially with young people
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A new Net Children Go Mobile report on children’s use of the internet in Ireland from Dr. Brian O’Neill and Thuy Dinh (DIT) was released on Safer Internet Day 2014. It builds on previous research from the EU Kids Online Project into children’s risks and safety online. For this piece of research, 500 children between the ages of 9 and 16 were interviewed in November and December 2013.
The whole premise behind Snapchat is that captions or text can be added to images or videos taken on a mobile phone or tablet. These Snaps can then be sent to a friend who has a limited amount of time to view the Snap. After that it self destructs and can't be retrieved. During the up to ten second viewing window, it is possible (albeit difficult) to take a screen shot of the image, using an octopus like manoevure with three fingers on the phone.
Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry