MoobaaMoobaa Tue 02-Jul-19 22:27:03

it's a very tricky one. it does have a lot to do with maturity and awareness.



DS will not have anything to do with Instagram, FB or Snapchat. he covers his camera on his phone. He's very tech savvy and is incredibly into internet safety But.....



Through his interests and work online, he has friends all over the world. he has a Twitter account mainly for promoting his work, and uses discord for massaging/group massaging and voice/Video call his friends from school and online friends (no telephone numbers needed) A year ago he found out couple of his online friends lived 40mins away. He meets up with them, regularly now.



He's met some others from different countries at events he's gone to (accompanied by us, but we where really just the chauffeur)



Another friend of his will be passing through the UK in a couple of months with his parents and they are arranging to meet up briefly.



My other DC I'm not so sure. But he doesn't really do anything on line apart from fifa. again no FB Instagram or snapchap. He's happy with his RL friends.



DS says with Instagram it's a lot easier for people to make fake accounts to groom.



I wouldn't be happy that your DD had given out her number, and would want to intervene to get more info of these friends and thier parents. not sure how you would do that though.