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Fake school pages are accounts set up using a school’s name, logo, or photos to appear connected to the school — but they are not official and instead controlled by another person or entity .

‘Mugging’ is a type of behaviour where someone deliberately captures and shares an image or video of another person looking awkward, upset, or caught off-guard.

A confessions page is a type of social media account, group, or website where people anonymously submit messages, stories, or opinions to be posted publicly. Explore 'confessions' and what schools can do to respond to this online harm.

‘Ship or dip’ is an online trend where people post a photo, video, or name of two individuals and ask others if they should be ‘shipped’ (put in a romantic relationship) or ‘dipped’ (rejected). Explore 'ship or dip' and what schools can do to respond to this online harm.

'Shipping' or 'relationshipping' describes when someone links two individuals together online in a romantic or sexual relationship, whether or not those people are actually involved. Explore 'shipping' and what schools can do to respond to this online harm.

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In the case of online bullying, abuse, harassment or criminal behaviour, you may want to capture digital evidence of what’s been going on.

Netsafe’s Incident Response Guide can be used when planning for, dealing with, or reviewing online safety incidents.

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