Digital Safety & Online Privacy: Risk Awareness & Protection
Summary
Digital safety guide for autistic young adults 18+ covering cyberbullying, sextortion, phishing, and online scams. Includes eight-skill readiness assessment, platform-specific privacy lockdown instructions, red flag recognition with block/report protocols, and emergency response plans for threats or blackmail.
Key Points
- Eight core skills checklist requires mastery of friends-only privacy settings, sexual/money red flag recognition, block/report mechanics, screenshot evidence collection, and 12+ character unique passwords before independent social media use
- Five non-negotiable safety rules prohibit sending sexual photos, sharing full name/address/school/phone with online-only contacts, sending money/gift cards, with mandatory block/report and trusted adult notification for scary events
- Platform privacy lockdown sets Instagram/TikTok/Snapchat/Discord to friends-only or private with location services off, ghost mode enabled, and monthly app permission reviews
- Sextortion response protocol instructs immediate stop replying, block all accounts, save screenshot evidence, tell trusted adult, and never pay extortion demands
- Escalate to police or CyberTipline for sextortion threats, sexual exploitation, credible violence threats, financial fraud over $500, or account hacking with identity theft
Autistic young adults face higher risks of cyberbullying, sextortion, scams, and oversharing private information online. This guide provides clear rules, visual checklists, practical scripts, and privacy tools to stay safe. Goal: no sharing of private info, block/report on first red flag, and always tell a trusted adult after scary online events.
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