Tricks
Companies
Privacy and Safety
Scams & Schemes
Risky Chat
100

This feature makes a noise to get your attention.

What are notifications?

100

This company went away for 12 hours but was then reactivated by President Trump.

What is TikTok?

100

This type of personal information should never be shared online, including your home address and phone number.

Private information

100

When an email tells you do DO SOMETHING FAST, they are creating a...

What is a sense of urgency?

100

A fake profile often follows many people but has very few of these in return.

What are followers or friends?

200

The feature keeps new videos coming at the top of every screen.

Endless or infinite scroll.

200

This company was sold and purchased by a billionaire who changed it's name to X. 

What is Twitter?

200

This term describes someone pretending to be someone else online to trick others.

What is catfishing?

200

Clicking on a random link in a spam email could put this on your computer.

What is a virus?

200

When something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious.

What is a red flag feeling?

300

A feature where you invite friends into the app.

What is tagging?

300

This company created a system where people feel obligated to keep a "streak" going... which makes them spend more time on the app.

What is Snapchat?

300

This acronym stands for the anxiety of missing out on fun experiences seen online.

What is FOMO?

300

A photo with the caption "Funniest thing ever!" or some other exaggerated caption is called...

What is clickbait?

300

When someone sends you a message without your name (Dear Customer),  this is called a ______?

Generic Greeting

400

This is the term for when social media apps suggest content based on your past activity.

What is an Algorithm?

400

This company is owned by Google, and is the highest used platform by graders in Kennedy Middle School.

What is Youtube?

400

Daily Double: What is the full name of Ms. McCrary's Siamese cat. 

Who is Stewie?

400

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity.

What is identity theft?
400

When someone says DON'T TELL YOUR PARENTS, what can you assume about them?

They do not have your best interest in mind and can't be trusted.

500

This is when a company sends you ads that are specific to the things you like or might be interested in. 

Personalized content or advertising.

500

This company is was accused of election interference and it's founder Mark Zuckerberg had to testify before Congress.

What is Facebook?

500

Four clues that will alert you if an email is a scam.

Sense of urgency, generic greeting, spelling or grammar mistake, random link, too good to be true, friend or account in trouble.

500

When someone poses as an institution, such as a bank or school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information...

What is Phishing?

500
If someone threatens you in any way,  you must immediately...

Tell a parent, teacher or the police.