Social media is a great place to share photos to reach a wide range of people. This can be photos of moments in your life to share with friends, or even opportunities to share photography. However, there are potential risks that arise when posting photos online, but there are methods available to protect your photos.

On the Safer schools NI App, the ‘protecting your Photos on Social Media’ page is aimed at parents and carers to bring awareness of the possibility that strangers online can take images of children and young people and share them on other sites, what can be done to prevent any further damage and how to speak to the children and young people in your care about the dangers of sharing images of themselves online.