Being safe on the internet is important because in the article "Internet Safety Begin with You" the author wrote about people not knowing what they are posting on the internet. Also people violating other peoples privacy. Which leads up to people hacking. Today the internet works by people posting personal info on social media and by people cyber bullying other people. We can stop all this by people not posting personal information, also people asking trusted adults or friends what private information they can see on your account. Also people can remove or delete personal information they already posted. That is why being safe on the internet is important.