The trust trap: navigating friendships, pressure and manipulation online
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The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Australian Government’s independent online safety regulator. eSafety's purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.
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Children and young people experience subtle forms of online manipulation that can shape their friendships, identity and wellbeing. Behaviours like exclusion, controlling dynamics, and emotionally loaded “just joking” interactions are common and may be difficult to spot. This webinar unpacks online manipulative behaviours and harmful friendships dynamics.
In this webinar, secondary school educators and youth-serving professionals will:
- learn the common signs of online manipulation and understand the challenges young people face with friendships online
- understand the common harmful friendship dynamics and why young people may may feel trapped, responsible or unable to set boundaries
- gain practical strategies to initiate conversations across school and youth settings, supporting young people to establish healthy online boundaries and navigating digital friendships safely.
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