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Parents Beat Kid Over MySpace Page
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Okay, this is a little too far. As much as the parents may have hated the idea of their 14-year-old girl being on MySpace, especially against their wishes, this is NOT the answer. Makes me sick. November 3, 2009 Parents allegedly beat teen for getting MySpace page By Eric Litke, Sheboygan Press staff A ...8 hours ago -
We Need Smart Online Safety, Not Thoughtless Rhetoric
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Great article. I agree with everything 100%. I just wish parents would listen, learn and act… Happy Friday! November 1, 2009 A Better Safety Net: It’s time to get smart about online safety It’s time to get smart about online safety By Anne Collier, School Library Journal Online safety as we ...3 days ago -
Social Networks and Kids
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This is a good thought-provoking piece from CNN on the appropriate age for social networks like MySpace and Facebook. Truthfully, I don’t think it’s an age thing, I think it’s a maturity thing. I know a lot of 12-year-old that can be ok on there, and a lot of 16-year-olds that shouldn’t be on there. Either ...3 days ago -
Internet Safety For Kids Part 2
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Are you one of those parents who have teenager that search the Internet all the time? If you are, then maybe a few things that concern you. There are many ways that your child can use the Internet, research for school projects, but the other side is the social aspect of meeting with their friends or other people ...3 days ago -
14-year-old Girl Runs Away with 18-year-old College Boy She Met Online
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The moral of the story here is that a 14-year-old girl lied about her age and voluntarily ran away with an 18-year-old boy she met online. Think your kids are perfect angels? Are you sure? Better think twice. If the parents had computer monitoring software , they could have prevented this situation from happening. ...4 days ago -
Illinois Launches Internet Safety Contest
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This is some very cool news to report, from the “Land of Lincoln”… November 3, 2009 State pushing internet safety message to students Illinois launches its first statewide Internet safety contest to raise awareness about the dangers of the Internet. State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. ...4 days ago -
Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #66
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Here are two more good reasons to keep track of who your kids are talking to online… A 40-year-old Florida man got 20 years for luring and molesting a 12-year-old and 14-year-old girl through MySpace. THIS GUY SUCCEEDED! A 52-year-old man in Pennsylvania was arrested for driving to a meeting in hopes of having ...5 days ago -
Man who posted 2-star Yelp review finds enraged business owner on doorstep
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A man who posted a two-star review of a local independent bookstore on Yelp seems to have inadvertently torn open a whole big box of crazy. The man, known on Yelp as Sean C. in San Francisco, posted the following review of Ocean Avenue Books, dated 10/29/09: This place is a TOTAL MESS with minimal organization of ...6 days ago -
Advances in the Fight Against Cyberbullying
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It’s always great to report news like this: a local school district (in this case, a Cassia County in Idaho) has adopted a new policy and set of guidelines to help combat cyberbullying. This is great. Of course, parents are a big key to solving this problem as well. They need to do their job in the home of 1) ...6 days ago -
MySpace Monday Mayhem (#18b)
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The bottom line here is that a school district imposed punishments on girls who, during the summer, took very provocative and sexually-themed photos and put them on their MySpace pages. There was no nudity. Now, the ACLU is suing the school system on behalf of the girls saying their 1st amendment rights were violated. ...1 week ago -
Another Cyberbullying Mom
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Wow. Just wow… another over-protective parent resorts to cyberbullying a child on her daughter’s behalf. You know, cyberbullying can be solved… but we need the parents to act like parents first… Happy Friday October 28, 2009 The Cyber Bully Next Door:Mom Uses Craigslist to Exact Revenge By Amy Beth ...1 week ago -
UNH Gets $2 million for Internet Crimes Research
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This is potentially very good news. It all depends on how they utilize the funds. I hope they don’t go to waste in more think-tank rhetoric with self-proclaimed “experts” who tell us the same things over and over, while the problem gets worse… October 27, 2009 UNH receives $2 million to combat ...1 week ago -
Garfield Joins Internet Safety Battle
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I actually only found one story on this from the AP and it’s very short. I haven’t seen a follow-up yet, but if I do – you know I will share it here. I am a HUGE Garfield fan. The holiday specials are some of the best ones ever created, I watched the primetime specials and Saturday morning cartoon show when I ...1 week ago -
Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #65
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Lots of good stories this week, so let me get right to it… A 19-year-old Oklahoma man met a 115-year-old girl on MySpace and raped her. Know that the girl consented to everything (making friends online, talking on the phone, going to meet him, and getting in the car) up the point of rape. Believe it or not, ...1 week ago -
Permanent and Public
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Good article here about posting too much personal information online and the fact that what you post is both public and permanent. Everyone in the world can see what your child posts online… but the overwhelming statistics show that parents are the last ones to know/see it. PC Pandora can make sure you see ...1 week ago -
MySpace Monday – No. 17
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This makes me SO mad! So so so SOOO typical of today’s parents. Last Thursday, it was reported in California that a 13-year-old girl ran away to meet with a 14-year-old boy in Idaho she met on MySpace. A follow-up story (on Friday) stated that the boy knew nothing about the girl’s disappearance and that the ...2 weeks ago -
Your “Duh” Moment of the Week
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From the UK, but still relevant… The first line in the article even states its content won’t be surprising… An online charity, YouthNet, did a survey and found that some 75% of 16-24 year olds “couldn’t live” without constantly being within a hair’s breadth of a keyboard and the online experience. Are ...2 weeks ago -
Sue Scheff: Teens and Chat Room Safety
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Does your child, teen or do you venture into “Chat Rooms” online? Chat rooms are among the riskiest places on the Net for children and teens. Most Internet Predators are lingering waiting for their next victim in a variety of chat rooms. Don’t allow it to be your child. As a Parent Advocate , I encourage ...2 weeks ago -
Child Sexual Abuse Drops, But Online Victims are on the Rise
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One of the things I try to do here is highlight great reporter pieces. I found this one the other day. The very in-depth story looks at the recent drop in child sex abuse cases, but the concurrent rise in online victims. It’s just more evidence that you need to know who your kids are talking to online. Tools like ...2 weeks ago -
Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #64
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Another week of busts for the police chasing internet predators… In Texas, a Fire Marshall was arrested for soliciting what he thought was a 12-year-old girl online for sex… In Pennsylvania, a 62-year-old man was arrested for soliciting what he thought was a 13-year-old girl online for sex… In both cases, ...2 weeks ago
