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Images and video

Sending and downloading images and videos is easy - the hard part is knowing what the person you send it to might do with it. 

If you wouldn't want a photo, video or information about you displayed at school assembly, think twice before you post, email or text it to anyone. 

You can be charged with making child pornography if you are underage and share nude or explicit photos of yourself. 

It's never a good idea to send a photo or video of yourself to someone you don't know in real life.

Be respectful: don't take pictures of someone unless they know you're taking them - especially if they are doing something that they might regret or be embarrassed by later, or might them them into trouble. 

Think carefully about your safety before you accept a file or webcam feed from someone you do not know or trust in the real world. 

Remember that (static) web cam images can be faked - seeing an image of someone you're chatting to online doesn't mean they are who they say they are. 

If you see something online or get a text that scares or worries you, tell a trusted adult right away, and block the person who sent it to you.