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10 Jul 09
Tom KrieglsteinGreat article on how some of our fears are overblown some under. Talks about the famous PBS special
nytimes safety cyberbullying internetsafety parenting teens fears msfb4p
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Sure, there are dangers. But they’re hugely overhyped by the media. The tales of pedophiles luring children out of their homes are like plane crashes: they happen extremely rarely, but when they do, they make headlines everywhere. The Internet is just another facet of socialization for the new generation; as always, common sense and a level head are the best safeguards.”
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My thinking was this: a seven-year-old is so far from puberty, naked pictures don’t yet have any of the baggage that we adults associate with them. Sex has no meaning yet; the concept produces no emotional charge one way or another.
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sexual-predator thing is way, way overblown,
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The data shows that giving out personal information over the Internet makes absolutely no difference when it comes to a child's vulnerability to predation.”
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“If someone asks me where I live, I’ll delete the ‘friend.’ I mean, why do you want to know where I live at?” says one girl
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Fearmongers often cite the statistic, from a 2005 study by the Crimes Against Children Research Center, that 1 in 7 children have received sexual propositions while online. But David Finkelhor, author of that report, notes that many of these propositions don’t come from Internet predators at all. “Considerable numbers of them are undoubtedly coming from other kids, or just people who are acting weird online,” he says.
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cyber-bullying is a far more realistic threat
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