The Difference between Real Friends and Online Contacts
Not every online contact is a real friend
A real friend is someone you know in person, someone you've played with, shared a hug or a laugh with, and whom your family also knows; an online contact, on the other hand, is someone you've only seen through a screen, and even though they may sometimes seem very nice, the truth is you don't know for sure who's really on the other side of that photo or name. This doesn't mean all online contacts are bad, but it does mean you have to be more careful with them, because a person can pretend to be a kid your age when they're actually an adult with bad intentions. That's why it's so important not to accept just anyone who writes to you in a game or on a social network as a "friend", and to tell a trusted adult if someone you don't know in person keeps insisting on talking to you or asks you for photos and personal details.