25% of Facebook users are under the age of 10
The average teen has 425 Facebook “friends” 55% of kids have shared personal information with strangers e.g. photos & personal descriptions 24% of kids have had private/embarrassing info made public 38% of 13-18 year olds have received a sexually explicit message 39% admit sharing intimate images 40% do not see anything wrong with sending topless images 56% are not aware of instances where images and videos were distributed further than the intended recipient Teenagers have been convicted as sex offenders for sending/sharing sexually explicit messages. |
causesPredators look for children that are emotionally vulnerable. It can be problems related to personal issues derived from problems at school or home. They use these issues to be friend the victim and empathize with them while building a pseudo friendship and trust.
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cures
Parents need to have more control and learn whats wrong and right to do on the internet. Children should speak with their parents about their problems more often and the parents can take them to a specialist if they can't help them. If they speak with someone new, they should tell the parents so they can look the person up. Keep the computer in a special room in the house, not in the child's bedroom. |
opinion
We think that the problem is more common in younger age. It has a bad influence to their life, their future. We have heard about it before, and we find this problem very serious.
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