Press Release Summary = Christians want a safe place for online fellowship. Are Christian Social Networks any Safer than non-Christian Social Networks?
Press Release Body = Charleston, SC - 01/19/06
Let\'s face it Online Social Networks are fun and gives Internet users one place for meeting with their friends, participating in discussion groups, scheduling events and much more. But just how safe are they and are Christian Social Networks any safer?
The short answer is no. Users of these websites need to take some personal responsibility for their safety. Christian Social Networks want to attract and facilitate Christian fellowship, but anyone may join. The up side is the vast majority that will join are Christians.
While this isn\'t the definitive guide to staying safe on the Internet, these are 7 helpful tips for being safe. You must take some personal responsibility for your privacy and these will definitely help.
1. Maintain you privacy. As a rule when joining a website like Jesus-Walks.com immediately modify your account settings. There is no harm in changing every setting to private. Then, only your friends can see your personal information.
2. Never give any personal information to anyone you don\'t know.
3. Never... Never... Meet anyone you don\'t know but only messaged online. I\'m sure you\'ve heard the news stories and too many times they end in tragedy. Even if they say they want to meet with you so you can lead them to Christ, refer them to a local church or youth group other than your own.
4. Don\'t add anyone to your friends list unless you know them. You may message people on the site and they can message you. Remember, unless you know them or a friend knows them, they could be an 80-year old man posing as a 14-year old girl.
5. Set your account so someone will need to know either your email address or last name to even invite you to be their friend.
6. If anyone is annoying you or you just want to stop getting messages from someone, just go to their profile and block them.
7. If you upload photos, be sure there isn\'t information in them that will lead someone to a place you frequent. An example is a school t-shirt. If you want to upload the photo, use a program like Microsoft Paint and paint over the school logo.
Just like when you first meet someone you can\'t tell if they\'re a good person, it\'s even more difficult online.
The goal at websites Jesus-Walks.com is to provide a quality family-friendly Christian Social Network. To create a place where people can get together and stay in touch.
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