<p><br/></p><p>Cybersecurity Cocktails with Njoke Raisa</p><p><br/></p><p>Let's talk online / internet safety tips for children and young people in this digital age.</p><p><br/></p><p>Before we drench ourselves in this pool of knowledge, i would love to highlight the alarmingly high statistics from a barrage of cybercrimes plaguing our world.</p><p><br/></p><p>- More than half (59% ) of minors reported they've had a potentially harmful online experience and more than 1 in 3 minors reported they have had an online sexual interaction. This report was published in August 2024 by Thorn, Deepfake Nudes .......... </p><p> </p><p>Your tummy will churn when I reveal that sexual exploitation is the most lucrative crime in the world. Girls make up the majority (78%) of child victims, while the majority (82%) of online predators are male.</p><p><br/></p><p>We'll handle the digital divide some other time.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 1: Teach kids how to navigate the Internet. </p><p>Educate them on privacy settings. Ensuring kids' safety online requires a mix of awareness, communication and practical guidelines. </p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 2: Use parental controls: </p><p>Utilise parental control softwares to block inappropriate content, limit screen time and monitor online activity.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 3: Teach them to protect their personal information such as their names, addresses, phone numbers, house numbers if applicable, and to never share this information online without permission from a parent or legal guardian. </p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 4: Monitor their Internet use by keeping an eye on their online activities and ensure they are not allowed to access inappropriate content or engage with strangers. </p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 5: Amplify cyberbullying awareness by educating kids on the harmful effects of cyberbullying and the importance of reporting any instances.</p><p>Tip 6: Regularly monitor online activities by periodically their devices, social media accounts and messaging apps. This helps you stay aware of their interactions and identify any potential risks.</p><p><br/></p><p>Tip 7: Immediately cut off potentially harmful online communication. </p><p><br/></p><p>I would enumerate more helpful tips every now and then for not just kid's safety but the safety of our world. A child revealing private information to a "seemingly harmless friend" on the Internet may just cement the pitch for crime to thrive....</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments