✦For girls & the adults in their corner

Your glow. Your boundaries.

The internet can be a place to learn and connect. You never owe someone your personal information, a photo, a reply, or a meetup.

Need help right now? Get near a safe adult. If someone is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number (911 in the United States). This page and GGU's contact form are not monitored emergency services.

Keep your details yours

Keep your address, school, phone number, passwords, live location, and daily routine out of posts and messages. Check a photo's background for names, badges, or location clues. Use a nickname when you can.

A familiar profile is not proof

A photo, shared interest, follower count, or friendly message does not prove who someone is. Be cautious with gifts, prize claims, links, private photo requests, and anyone who wants you to keep the conversation secret.

No secret meetups

Do not meet someone from the internet alone or share your location to help them find you. Tell a trusted adult about an invitation before making any plan. A public place does not make a secret meetup safe.

You can stop and get help

You can leave a conversation, block an account, and use the platform's report button. Tell a parent, caregiver, teacher, or counselor. If the first adult does not help, try another. You are not in trouble for asking for help.

✦Practice your next move

Pause. Protect. Ask for help.

These are made-up examples. Your choices are not sent anywhere or saved.

1. Someone in a game says you won a prize and needs your home address. What is your next move?

2. A person you only know online wants to meet after school and says not to tell anyone.

3. You want to post a picture of your new notebook, but your school badge is visible.

4. Someone makes you uncomfortable and asks for a private photo. You already replied earlier.

For the trusted adults

Listen calmly and thank her for telling you. Help her stop unwanted contact, review privacy settings, and report the account. Preserve usernames and message details when safe, but do not download or forward sexual images of children. Set clear family expectations together, without making her afraid to ask for help.

NetSmartz: age-appropriate online safety resources FTC: protecting kids online and family privacy NCMEC CyberTipline: report suspected child exploitation

These independent resources are not GGU services or endorsements of every linked page.

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