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Buddies & Contacts

All Instant Messaging services will give you the option to save the people you talk to most in a 'Buddies' or 'Contacts' list. This lets you to see when your friend is online and vice-versa. It is advised to only save these people to your list if you know them in real life. However, if you have accepted someone you only met online to be part of this list and they start acting strangely, save all the conversations and tell a responsible adult. Don't pass them on to a friend either as you may be putting them at risk too.