Why there are no pictures of my daughter online
Hannah Khalil
Digital Content Producer, About The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Blog
Iβm an avid Radio 4 listener so Iβm Μύthrilled that this week sees the return of , writer Amelia Bullmoreβs Μύ(who youβd recognise as Alan Partridgeβs Eastern European girlfriend) crime drama. Itβs a regular returning drama on and centres around DCI Craven, played by Maxine Peake, and her team.
Yesterdayβs gruesome of the series centred on the death of a young girl: βWhen two boys find the body of teenager Florence Henderson hanging from a tree in a wood, they post a photo of her suspended body to Facebook - alerting police and family.β But thatβs not the only link the internet has to the case, as reveals.
Itβs no accident that the series has been programmed for this week β today is β and there are a series of spin off shorts to supplement the radio drama on the to further highlight issues around internet safety.
Itβs a theme close to my own heart β Iβm lucky enough never to have experienced any cyber bullying β but apparently 1 in 3 internet users do. As the mother of a two-year-old however Iβm highly aware that the physical and virtual world will be intrinsically linked for her in a way I canβt yet fully comprehend.
Like most of my friends and family I have an online presence on Twitter and Facebook β but I remain cautious about what I post, and have a rule that no pictures of my daughter appear on social media, much to some of my friendsβ and familyβs confusion. When I try to explain that it makes me uncomfortable and that we all need to think carefully about issues of safety around our βonline existenceβ they often roll their eyes like Iβm being overcautious. Iβll certainly be directing them to this weekβs Craven and about Staying Safe Online β itβs something that we all need to be thinking about in this day and age.
Μύis Digital Producer, About the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Website and Blog.Μύ
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