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TMNT Teaching Internet Safety Tips

A two-panel meme featuring characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The top panel shows a mentor figure (likely Splinter) leading four turtle characters, with the text 'DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS' overlaid. The bottom panel depicts the same group with two additional pieces of advice: 'DON'T GIVE YOUR DATA TO STRANGERS' and 'NEVER CLICK ON AN UNKNOWN LINK'. The characters are presented in an animated style, standing in a serious formation, repurposed to humorously convey internet safety tips.
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DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS
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DON'T GIVE YOUR DATA TO STRANGERS
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NEVER CLICK ON AN UNKNOWN LINK

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Internet safety advice presented by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters

Overview

A two-panel meme featuring characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The top panel shows a mentor figure (likely Splinter) leading four turtle characters, with the text 'DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS' overlaid. The bottom panel depicts the same group with two additional pieces of advice: 'DON'T GIVE YOUR DATA TO STRANGERS' and 'NEVER CLICK ON AN UNKNOWN LINK'. The characters are presented in an animated style, standing in a serious formation, repurposed to humorously convey internet safety tips.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit (as indicated by the source information) and is a remix of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles intellectual property. It was created through image editing, combining existing animated characters with added text to deliver cybersecurity advice. The watermark 'imgflip.com' suggests it was likely generated or hosted on the Imgflip meme creation platform.

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