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 Broadcasting Live from Your Teen's Bedroom
By Thomas McClurg and Sam Black
 Imagine drawing back the curtain to your kitchen window and seeing scores of strangers staring back. What if some were even naked or held up signs that read "take off your shirt"? As bizarre and creepy as that vision may be, many teens pull back the virtual curtain of their webcams allowing strangers to gawk and deliver sexual and demeaning messages through the window of online video chat. Sometimes these strangers even pose nude. It has law enforcement concerned, and parents need to better understand the world of video chat and set up guidelines for their kids. Read more...
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| Stomp Out Cyberbullying with the Great American NO BULL Challenge |
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By Tina Ray Cyberbullying is a hot topic in the news lately - and for good reason. The recent statistics on cyberbullying are alarming: - More than half of America's teens have been harassed online, and about the same number have engaged in cyberbullying others. (iSafe, Inc.)
- School cyberbullying is increasingly viewed as a key contributor to youth violence, including homicide and suicide. (CNN)
- Targets of cyberbullying are 1.9 times more likely to attempt suicide. (Cyberbullying Research Center)
- The majority of cyberbullying attacks go unreported to parents, teachers, or the authorities. (Adoption Articles Directory)
- 39% of teens admit to using social networks to victimize and harass their peers. (The Examiner.com)
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| Google's New Privacy Policy
A Safety Workaround for You and Your Teen
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By Mary Kay Hoal Taking a page from Facebook, Google has now lowered the minimum age required to join Google+ from 18 to 13. They claim that opening Google+ to younger kids will help educate them about social networking. If you're a regular reader of Yoursphere for Parents or follow any of the work I do in the Internet safety field, then you know that I fully support any effort to educate kids about online safety practices and good digital citizenship. However, I imagine that Google opening up to teens under 18 likely wasn't driven by the desire to educate them about online safety, but more a desire to compete with Facebook and broaden their advertising outreach. Read more... |
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