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🛡️ Being Online

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What is the main reason a video app or social media feed decides what to show you next?

To save the company money on serversTo only show what your friends have already seenTo show posts in the exact order they were uploadedTo keep you watching or scrolling for as long as possible

2. What is phishing?

A setting that blocks spam phone callsA type of virus that damages computer hardwareA game about catching virtual fishA message or website designed to trick you into handing over personal information

3. In the phrase 'this app is designed for engagement', what does engagement mean?

How many bugs the app hasHow fast the app opensHow much the app costs to downloadHow much you click, watch, scroll and react

4. What is a loot box in a video game?

A free daily login gift with no costA random pack of in-game items you pay for without knowing exactly what you'll getA tutorial level for new playersA box that stores your saved games

5. What is a cookie, in the internet sense?

A backup copy of your photosA small file a website saves on your device to remember details about your visitA type of computer virusA snack you can order through a delivery app

6. Before sending a message online, which question is genuinely worth asking yourself first?

Is this message under one hundred characters?Will this message load quickly for the other person?Would I be comfortable saying this to the person's face?Will this get me the most likes or replies?

7. A creator posts a video saying 'thanks to this brand for sending me this product to try'. What is this an example of?

Sponsored contentA public service announcementAn independent news reportA software update notice

8. Is asking a trusted adult for help with something that happened online ever a sign that you've failed?

Yes, it means you can't cope onlineOnly if you're younger than tenNo, it's a sensible and completely normal thing to doOnly if it's happened to you more than once

9. Many popular apps and websites cost nothing to use. How do they still make money?

Many earn money from advertising built around data about their usersThey are entirely funded by charitiesFree apps never actually make any moneyThey are all run as unpaid school projects

10. A message you send privately to one person can still end up seen by others. How?

Private messages can't actually be saved by the receiverIt's against the law for anyone to ever share a private messagePrivate messages automatically become public after a weekThe other person can screenshot, save or forward it on

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