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How To Use The Internet Safely
With so much of our lives online, we need to know what we can do to keep safe whilst surfing the web! The internet is a weird and wonderful place…
by sproutadminer | 06/02/2023 at 8:00am
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Safer Internet Day Film Competition
To celebrate Safer Internet Day 2023, the Welsh Government invites entries to the Safer Internet Day 2023 Film Competition. About the competition The competition encourages children and young people in Wales…
by sproutadminer | 07/11/2022 at 10:55am
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5 Benefits of Your Online Identity
The freedom of an online identity, who can I be? Shall I be me? So, I’m sure by now we all know just how easy it is to set up…
by caitlinruby | 24/08/2021 at 10:51am
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What’s all the fuss about Sexting?
This article was written by a young person as part of our #YouDeserve: Healthy Relationships Campaign. To find out more about the campaign click here. With the rise of accessible…
by halynasadventures | 19/03/2021 at 1:17pm
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Misinformation, Fake News and Clickbait
Consuming interesting yet incorrect information is something that has affected everyone who uses the internet, whether they know it or not. In this blog, I’m going to explain some forms…
by sproutadminer | 08/02/2021 at 9:00am
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Cyberbullying: What is it?
What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is where someone bullies another person online, for example, using a mobile phone, the internet or virtual gaming system. It can consist of: Threats and intimidation…
by sproutadminer | 15/11/2020 at 3:30pm
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Cyberbullying On The Rise
The internet was built with good intentions, yet when it first arrived who’d have thought it would develop into such a dangerous space for many unlucky people? Bullying has sadly…
by caitlinruby | 11/02/2020 at 3:00am
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Self Defence Online: Top Tips
The online world is as much filled with positivity as it is with negativity. But who wants negativity? NOBODY. By following these tips you’ll be protecting yourself from danger and…
by caitlinruby | 11/02/2020 at 12:33am
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Help! There’s something annoying on the internet!
You’re online one evening, minding your own business, when pow! Something ANNOYING happens! Maybe it’s a post on your wall that you really don’t like. Maybe it’s a friend request…
by meic.cymru | 11/02/2020 at 12:00am
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Sexting: DO. NOT. WANT
Sexual Exploitation is when a person tricks or manipulates someone into engaging in sexual behaviour. This can happen in a lot of different ways. Sometimes people will try and make…
by meic.cymru | 11/02/2020 at 12:00am
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Snap Map: Awesome or Terrifying?
Today I sailed a yacht across the Great Barrier Reef, skydived in Alaska, then watched a kitten fall off a sofa in Swansea, all before I got out of bed….
by meic.cymru | 06/07/2017 at 9:58pm
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Aunty Sprout: Nudes Nightmare
Dear Aunty Sprout, There’s a girl I really like in the year above me, and we’re both on Snapchat a lot and she’s really funny. The other day she started…
by Sprout Editor | 14/02/2017 at 11:52am