If someone is quick to tell you things about other people, they will be just as quick to talk about you to others. The same people that gossip to you, will gossip about you.
If someone really cares about you they won’t put any pressure on you to have sex. If you don’t feel you can say no, ask yourself if you are really in a safe situation?
If you feel nervous about doing something, try to find a way out of the situation and seek help from someone you trust.
Online, someone might send you a photo they say is of themselves when it isn’t them. It’s important to be really careful and not trust people online if you can’t be sure who they are.
A ‘groomer’ might say that they will share online any images or videos you’ve made for them if you don’t send more.
Online grooming is when someone builds an online relationship with a young person and tricks them or forces them to do something sexual such as making photo’s or videos, sexual conversation or meet-ups.
If you are under 18 and your ex boyfriend or girlfriend sends a naked picture of you on to somebody else, they are breaking the law. If images are being used against you, you can fill out a report form on the CEOP website.
The only time that people who love to gossip dislike gossip is when it’s about them.
If someone wants people to know something about them, leave it to them to share it. They don’t need you to spread it for them.
If an adult has been making you feel uncomfortable by asking you to send them images of yourself, you can report them on the CEOP website. It is wrong for anyone to be pressuring you in this way. If you are under 18, they are breaking the law.