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Appendix 3: Internet Safety 165 Facebook and Social Media Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (aba) has made clear statements regarding the creation of individual Facebook pages. In short, Huzoor (aba) explicitly instructed the members of the Jama ’ at that they should not create individual Facebook pages. For details about this guidance please refer to the website given below. A3. 2 Safety on the Internet Parents are careful about their children ’ s safety around the house and will tell them when they are young not to speak to strangers and not to wander off on their own. They are vigilant when they are playing outside with the other children in the neighborhood. They make sure that they get on the school bus safely and that they get off and arrive home safely. But when the same children are on the Internet , all the boundaries are ignored and they become exposed to dangers that are not apparent to adults. It is absolutely mandatory for parents to take matters of their children ’ s safety online very seriously and they must seek help if or when they are unable to understand the technicalities. The following online safety tips can help parents prepare their family for life in a wireless world: Think homework is only for children ? Guess again. Technologies, software programs, apps and services are constantly being introduced and updated. Always study and (wherever possible) go hands - on with new developments to help yourself, and your children , to stay ahead of the curve. If parents do not have a lot of time to study t he hottest new gadgets or social networks, they can get a crash course on the Internet by visiting popular technology news or reviews websites , or simply by conduct ing an online search (for