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institution accounts, streaming accounts, make online
purchases, and more. Which is why password protection
is critical. Every digital citizen should have a good
understanding of how to keep their passwords safe. This
includes utilizing strong passwords, not sharing
passwords with others, not using the same password for
multiple accounts, and changing passwords regularly.
Illustration: Sergiy Maidukov
5. Protect yourself from cyberbullying and harassment.
Unfortunately, a lot of people forget that behind every
user is an actual person. They take the disguise of an
avatar and username as an excuse to be cruel, often for
little to no reason at all. While it may bring to mind a
rude child knocking a middle schooler's books out of
their arms, what we're describing here is bullying, and
cyberbullying attacks can be hard to handle for anyone—
middle schooler, college student, and adult alike.
Blocking and reporting aggressive bullies, avoiding
spaces that tend to bring out the worst in people, and
refusing to engage in and escalate bullying are all good

