SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
This platform is the most popular among Australian teens and is used mainly for watching videos.
What is YouTube?
This feeling of "everyone's having fun without me" is common when scrolling through social media.
What is FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)?
This term describes bullying that happens online through texts, posts, or messages.
What is cyberbullying?
Experts recommend keeping your phone out of this room at night to improve sleep.
What is the bedroom?
This app is known for its "streaks" feature that pressures teens to send messages daily.
What is Snapchat?
This mental health condition has increased in Australian teens since 2012.
What is depression/poor mental wellbeing?
Unlike face-to-face bullying, cyberbullying can happen at this time, making it impossible to escape.
What is 24/7 / any time / all the time?
This term describes endlessly scrolling through negative news content, which increases stress and anxiety.
What is doomscrolling?
This Chinese-owned app uses an algorithm that keeps you scrolling with short videos.
What is TikTok?
Constantly comparing yourself to filtered and edited photos on social media can lead to problems with this.
What is body image/self-esteem?
This percentage of Australian children say they have been cyberbullied at some point in their lives.
What is 53%?
More than 1 in 2 Australian children (53%) have been cyberbullied at some point, with what percentage experiencing it in the past 12 months.
What is 38%
The CURRENT minimum legal age to create an account on most social media platforms.
What is 13 years old?
Australian research shows young people who spend more than this amount of hours daily on social media are at higher risk of anxiety and depression.
What is 3 hours?
This feature on most social media apps allows you to prevent certain users from contacting you or seeing your content.
What is blocking (or the block button)?
This color of light emitted from phone screens interferes with your body's natural sleep hormone, melatonin.
What is bluelight?
This social media feature gives you a dopamine hit and keeps you coming back for more, similar to a slot machine.
What are likes/hearts/comments?
Social media use can interfere with these two important things that protect teen mental health: face-to-face time with friends and getting enough of this.
What is sleep?
Unlike physical bullying, cyberbullying leaves this kind of permanent record that can be shared and seen by unlimited people.
What is a digital footprint / online record / screenshot?
Creating these on your social media - like deciding who to follow and what content to engage with - helps create a healthier online experience.
What are boundaries / healthy boundaries?