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Safeguarding: BeReal

BeReal is the latest trending social media app. The concept is that people see others in their authentic day-to-day lives, sharing candid photos without editing or applying filters. Each day at a random time, users are simultaneously notified to take a photo of what they’re doing at that exact moment. The two-minute window to submit an image means there’s no time to select a particularly glamorous or exciting activity. BeReal shares two pictures: a selfie, and an image of the immediate surroundings. Users can only view and react to their friends’ photos once they upload their own. 

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/view/guide/bereal 

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Managing In-Game Spending

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

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Youtube - Supervised Experience

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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E-Safety

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

County lines

Domestic Violence

Advice about improving your sleep

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Early Help

Bullying and child on child abuse

Wellbeing

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