Wonke umntu u-tweeting malunga nento yonke phantsi kwelanga ezi ntsuku. Ukuba umntakwabo unomnxeba omkhulu kule ntsasa kwaye uyamnika iingxaki, unokulindela ukuba uya kubhala ngetweet emva kwayo namhlanje nge #bran #kaboom hashtag iphonswe apho.
Ukulandela umntu kwi-Twitter kulula kakhulu kunokuba ngumhlobo wabo kwi-Facebook. Abantwana bavame ukuqwalasela inani labalandeli abanalo kwi-Twitter njengendlela yokuthandwa kwabo. Ingxaki kukuba kunokubakho abantu abalandela umntwana wakho kwi-Twitter engenazo ishishini ukwenza njalo. Abantwana bakho banokungazi ngokungekho abantu abangaziwayo (abalandeli be-Twitter) ngolwazi lwabo lwendawo kunye nolunye ulwazi oluthile abangafanele bawabelane ngalo.
Umzali angayifumana njani ukuba "ulandele" umntwana wakhe kwi-Twitter kwaye abazali banokuthintela njani abantu abangaziwayo ukuba balandele umntwana wabo kwindawo yokuqala?
Nazi izinto ezimbalwa wena njengomzali onokuzenza ukuze uncede ukugcina umntwana wakho ephephile xa usebenzisa i-Twitter:
Yiba nomntwana wakho ungene kwiakhawunti yakhe ye-Twitter, nqakraza "Izicwangciso", uze ucinge ukwenza oku kulandelayo kutshintshile kwiakhawunti yabo:
1. Susa ulwazi lomntu wakho kwi-profile yakhe ye-Twitter
Umntwana wakho mhlawumbi usebenzisa igama okanye igama lokukhohlisa kwi-Twitter. Ukongeza kwi-Twitter yakho yengane yomntwana, kukho intsimi kwiphepha lefayile yefayile ye Twitter eyenza ukuba bangene igama labo "loqobo". Ndiyacetyiswa ukuba ndisuse le ngcaciso kuba inikeza ulwazi lomntu onokuncedisa umntu ekufumaneni ulwazi oluninzi malunga nomntwana wakho.
Kufuneka ujonge kwakhona ukucima ibhokisi yokutshekisha ethi "Makhe ndifumane abanye nge-imeyile yam idilesi" njengoko oku kwenza esinye isixhumanisi phakathi komntwana wakho kunye neakhawunti ye-Twitter. Ukongeza kwenkcazelo yomntu, unokufuna ukuqinisekisa ukuba umntwana wakho akayisebenzisi isithombe sakhe njengemifanekiso yefayile ye-Twitter.
2. Vala indawo ye "Tweet Location" kwingxelo yomntwana wakho we-Twitter
Inqaku elithi "Indawo yendawo" libonelela nge-geolocation yangoku yomntu othumela i-tweet. Oku kunokuba yingozi xa umntwana wakho tweets efana nethi "Ndiye ndedwa kwaye ndonwabile." Ukuba baye banceda indawo yengingqi ye-Tweet, ke indawo yabo ifakwe kwaye ipapashwe kunye ne-tweet yabo. Oku kuya kunika umhlabeleli ngolwazi lokuba umntwana wedwa kunye nokunika indawo yabo ngqo. Ngaphandle kokuba ufuna indawo yomntwana wakho ukuba ifumaneke kubantu abangaziwa, kuyona nto ingcono ukucima iTransfeet.
3. Vula "Khusela i-Tweets zam" kwiprofayili yengane yakho ye-Twitter
Umxholo othi "Khusela i-Tweets zam" mhlawumbi yeyona ndlela yezona ndlela zingcono zokuthintela abantu abangafuneki ukuba "balandele" umntwana wakho kwi-Twitter. Emva kokuba le nto ivuliwe, iifayile eziveliswe ngumntwana wakho ziyafumaneka kuphela kubantu "abavunyelwe" nguwe okanye umntwana wakho. Oku akukrazula bonke abalandeli bamanje, kodwa kudala inkqubo yokuvunywa kwixesha elizayo. Ukususa abalandeli abangabonakaliyo ngoku, klikha kumlandeli uze uchofoze ijeythi yegesi eceleni kweelinye lomlandeli. Oku kuya kukubonisa uluhlu oluphahlayo apho unokuchofoza "ukususa".
Ukufumana ulwazi oluthe xaxa malunga nomlandeli, chofoza "abalandeli", uze uklibanise i-alias yomlandeli ofuna ukwazi kabanzi.
4. Landela umntwana wakho kwi-Twitter kwaye ujonge izicwangciso zabo ze-akhawunti rhoqo
Abantwana bakho bangabi ngabaqhinga malunga nombono wokuba ulandele kwi-Twitter, kodwa kukukunceda ukwazi ukubona oko bathethayo, oko abantu abakutshoyo ngabo, kunye nantoni, amavidiyo kunye nemifanekiso abanye ababelana ngayo kubo. Oku kunokukunceda ukuqinisekisa ukuba uza kuqala ukuba uyazi ukuba kukho nayiphi na i-cyberbullying okanye ezinye iinthengeni eziqhubekayo. Hlola kwakhona izicwangciso zabo ngezikhathi ezithile ukuqinisekisa ukuba abayifake yonke into evulekile.