Impossible to prevent selfies. They want to record all the moments of their life and upload them to social networks to share them with their friends or Instagram followers.
And whether we want it or not, at least on occasions (more frequent than it would be desirable), they commit imprudence for achieving the most desired photograph, the one that gets the most likes, and endangers their lives.
The bell 'Ten situations to avoid for a selfie without risks', launched by Friendly Screens with the support of the Spanish Agency for Data Protection and the Delegate Department of Security and Emergencies of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, It can help avoid risks that we all commit to the desire for the perfect selfie, but even more so our teenage children.
Alarming figures of accidents with selfies
The study 'Selfies: a blessing or a curse?', Published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, just now a year ago, found that a total of 259 people had lost their lives between 2011 and 2017 worldwide while trying to take a selfie.
And this figure could be even higher, as many deaths are reported as common accidents and it is impossible to count them.
According to a Priceonomics study, Spain is the second European country and fourth in the world in the ranking of deaths caused by taking a selfie.
In Babies and more The fashion of 'sexual selfie' among children: the police warn of the dangers of undressing to achieve 'likes'Without going any further, only a few days ago the death of a young Briton was known when he rushed with a friend down a cliff, while trying to take a selfie in Orihuela (Alicante).
And now in summer, the dangers multiply even more. This illustrated campaign can help prevent them. Take note and share it with your child. There are ten messages with vignette or poster and with a brief explanatory animation, which reflect situations to avoid in which taking a selfie can be a risky action.
Forbidden to make a selfie ...
1. Near wild animals or that may cause us harm
2. Where there is high-speed vehicle traffic (trains, cars ...)
3. Using dangerous objects that require attention during use
4. When traveling driving a motor vehicle, a bicycle, a scooter ...
5. In ravines, precipices or places with the possibility of falling or detachment
6. When there is a thunderstorm, especially if a metallic selfie stick is used
7. While on the move at a fairground attraction
8. Close to violent or risky situations (fights, tumults, fires ...)
9. Performing activities or risk sports: cycling, skateboarding, climbing, skiing ...
10. When the privacy and privacy of others can be invaded, even involuntarily
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