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![Social Media or Society?
Dr Bex Lewis
@drbexl
“If we don’t like what social
media is presenting us
[with], we should look at
society instead, not just the
tool they communicate
with.”
Caroline Criado-Perez, 2013
Source: http://www.interhacktives.com/2013/12/04/5th-hackney-debate-social-media-blessing-curse/](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/chelmsfordyouthdiocese-170529173731/75/Chelmsford-Diocese-Youth-Workers-24-2048.jpg)
![A good [wo]man brings good things out of
the good stored up in his/her heart, and
an evil [wo]man brings evil things out of
the evil stored up in his/her heart. For the
mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Luke 6:45 (New International Version [edited])
04/03/17 Tweet @drbexl 25](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/chelmsfordyouthdiocese-170529173731/75/Chelmsford-Diocese-Youth-Workers-25-2048.jpg)
![[If we are…] means by which God
communicates and reveals himself
through his Spirit, then our blog
posts, status updates, tweets,
artistic images, and online
comments should be products of a
life transformed by Christ and
indwelled by his Spirit. As restored
image bearers, our online presence
and activity should image the Triune
God.
Byers, A.
Theomedia
(2013, 196)
04/03/17 Tweet @drbexl 26](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/chelmsfordyouthdiocese-170529173731/75/Chelmsford-Diocese-Youth-Workers-26-2048.jpg)
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Chelmsford Diocese: Youth Workers
The document discusses the challenges and opportunities of engaging with young people in a digital age, highlighting the importance of understanding their online experiences and the need for resilience. It emphasizes the responsibility of social media companies and the role of youth workers in safeguarding vulnerable users while promoting positive online behavior. The text also outlines values that youth leaders should uphold when using social media as part of their work with young individuals.
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- 21. I’m a passionatebeliever that we need to be ‘incarnational’ in the digital spaces, whether those are specifically ‘Christian’ spaces or not, but that we need to understand how to be ‘resident’ in those spaces, rather than merely ‘visiting’ to do a ‘bit of reaching out’. http://www.threadsuk.com/redeeming-culture-in-a-digital-age Bex Lewis, May 2014 06/06/17 Tweet @drbexl 21
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- 36. Adoption & Fostering “Usersneed to be particularly careful about the information that is shared, whether by themselves, or by their friends, and all users need to look out for clever tricks, such as ‘viral’ missing person posts, whether for partners, or for children. Some are a hoax, others are for people in hiding or under police protection, and others are for children who have been adopted because of the risk of significant harm. If you are even thinking of sharing, check with police or Interpol records, but in any case, notify the police, so that they have the opportunity to offer safeguarding protection if required.” Chapman, K. (2015), ‘Be careful about “missing person” posts’, Google+. Retrieved from: https://plus.google.com/+KimberlyChapman/posts/gn8ZrgGnMXK, and Barefoot Social Work (2015), ‘The Dangers of Social Media for 'Missing' Children’. Retrieved from: http://barefootsocialwork.weebly.com/blog/the- dangers-of-social-media-for-missing-children Dr Bex Lewis @drbexl06/06/17
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- 39. Increased time spentonline will most likely increase exposure to negative experiences – but also the positive opportunities. Nancy Willard, a cyberbullying expert, calls for us to work on the “understanding that the vast majority of young people want to make good choices, do not want to be harmed, and do not want to see their friends or others harmed”. We can’t control their whole environment, online or offline, so parents need to give their children the capability to deal with problems as they come across them. Raising Children in a Digital Age, p.63 06/06/17
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- 57. What do othersdo? Dr Bex Lewis @drbexl DigitalFingerprint http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/safeguarding/raising- awareness/communicating-responsibly-with-young-leaders-coaches-and-referees-u18.ashx • http://www.youthworkresource.com/social-networking-child- protection/ • http://www.methodist.org.uk/media/1465950/Social-Media- Guidelines-for-workers.pdf • http://j.mp/1okEq4f • http://j.mp/1lSUVom • https://www.churchofengland.org/media/37378/protectingall godschildren.pdf • http://www.louthmethodist.org.uk/Louth%20Methodist%20C hurch%20and%20Circuit%20Photographics%20Policy%20final. pdf
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