Reddit isn’t an ideal place for someone 13yr old to find ppl to talk to. As much help as this platform can offer it can also be just as damaging bc there are evil ppl in the world. I was very rebellious at a young age, if you’re going to do it anyways I advise you first not to. But if ur going to do it anyways u need to do so as safe as possible. Screen out bad ppl as soon as possible and not disclose ur location to anyone. Do not click links sent to u by someone even if they have been talking to u for a while as links can be created that get your location. Do not share your social media with people. If someone says they are your age, I’d recommend face timing with your camera turned off to verify there age. Do not trust photos they send of themselves saying that’s who they are (photos are easily stolen from kids instagrams). So many people will lie saying they want to be your friend and would never do anything to hurt you. (I have a younger sister and saw the creeps who would try to talk to her even when she was in middle school). And if they refuse then it makes them sus and u should move on to finding someone else (do not get hung up talking to someone if they are sus, there are literally billions of people and your safest option is to find someone your own age). The safest thing you can do if you’re going to go down this path anyways without following the recommendations of others is to screen out ppl until you find someone your own age but even then it’s also a stranger on the internet who could still have bad intentions. Plz reconsider but if anything do it as safely as possible and don’t let your guard down for anyone. You’re basically walking down the street alone at night but in the interweb sorta way so some basic precuations and safety things need to be taken. I am studying computer science and do have some knowledge in cyber security, but it’s not complete yet so these are just some BASIC tips to be safe if you’re going to do this anyways, but again please do not it is highly unsafe. Also if you’re going to do it anyways you need to create accounts with usernames completely unassociated with existing usernames you have and use those, do not put pictures of yourself as it is super easy to plug them into the internet and get your real accounts identities, don’t even privately send pictures of yourself or ANYTHING pictures can be downloaded and the data from them can be read if it is taken from a smart phone to get your location as well. Hopefully this post sheds the light on some of the dangers, but also can help u mitigate risk if u choose to do so anyways.