MySpace, Facebook, and other social-networking sites are agreeing to new safety measures to protect minors from online sexual predators. They’re working on new technologies to verify children’s ages for example. No matter what technology they create, I wonder if such tactics will actually work. What do you think is the best way to prevent abuse online? How do you propose protecting youngsters and other users?
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The old-fashioned way: by encouraging a culture of communicating, setting guidelines, and most importantly getting to know your children's friends and people they're spending time with... whether at school, in the neighborhood, or online. Technology may prove to offer more things that are positive for us, but in the end it's real people who are doing the connecting.
01.28.2008
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The chance of falling victim to a sexual predator is similar to being struck by lightning. The biggest online threats to children are children themselves. Cyber bullies cause more harm than sexual predators. Many recent suicides were links to online bullying. Experts keep telling parents as children under 16 are not mature enough to handle it. Help them navigate any cruelness they may encounter from other kids --be aware of where they go and who they chat with and most importantly, be someone they can turn to. Even if you don't put a computer in their room and enforce limits and controls, they'll go to a friends house and log on--it's just the way of the world today.
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