03 / 09 Just the Facts About Online Youth Victimization

The nation's foremost academic researchers on child online safety presented their research and answered questions over a luncheon panel on May 3. This was the first time these prominent academics have appeared together to present their research, which, altogether, represents volumes of data on the state of online youth victimization and online youth habits. More than likely you have heard pieces of their research quoted (or misquoted) on Capitol Hill during the last 12 months as Congress struggles to understand these issues. The discussion covered issues related to online youth safety including recent trends and the latest research.

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• online
• youth
• victimization

[tmaximus95]

Teens are not stupid. They know when they're being stalked, and most get upset when someone they don't know talks about sexual things. The kids need to be given credit for their awareness. The other thing is that not all adults are online predators. Some adults want to revisit childhood mentalities, while others enjoy helping to educate kids. The hysteria about teenage sexual abuse has been blown way out of proportion.