Comments on: Parenting Through the Predator Paradox

By: kozakiewicz

kozakiewicz — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:08:54 +0000

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By: Kaki

Kaki — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:41:25 +0000

children should not be allowed to use the internet until 16 thats my veiw

By: Stanley Holditch

Stanley Holditch — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:41:22 +0000

Hi Diane,

YouTube does allow users to post videos and only share it with friends. Users can set a video to private and select 20 people to share it with, so your daughter could very well be telling you the truth. This is a great example of why it’s a good idea for parents to get accounts at all the major social networking sites, including video sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, so that they can familiarize themselves with the user options.

By: Diane Leone

Diane Leone — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:27:43 +0000

We are confused about who actually sees a video that is posted to Utube. Our 13 y.o. daughter, made a video of herself singing a song and then posted it to Utube. She maintains that only her friends (people she has given her email address to) can view this. I don’t agree.

Who is correct?

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Daily Del.icio.us Bookmarks 12.14.09 « Tim Woda — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:27:14 +0000

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By: Stanley Holditch

Stanley Holditch — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:20:56 +0000

Thanks for your comments. What is really needed is a realistic portrayal of the problem that informs parents not only of worst case scenarios like the ones in the post, and of their real likelihood, but also what are more common scenarios associated with chatting and chat rooms. And whatever your opinions on the reason for the 402% increase, the fact is there was a 402% increase in arrests according to the study. The fact that the majority of the arrests were due to increases in law enforcement involvement only shows that tactics fighting the problem are working, not that the problem is somehow going away or non-existent.

All we are saying is that this is a confusing area for parents because they are getting mixed signals, and there needs to be a clear examination of the problem that neither seeks to downplay or exaggerate the threat.

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:15 +0000

“Furthermore, the study that Magid is referring to actually shows a 402% increase in the arrest of online predators from 2000 to 2006, so there is clear statistical and case-by-case evidence that the problem not only exists, but is actually getting worse.”

Whoever wrote that? Go back to school. Study basic statistics. Because you just flunked it. You’re wrong for two reasons, either of which should be blindingly obvious.

Firstly, the internet was exploding in popularity during that period. More people online means more crime online, whatever the crime.

Secondly, because 2000-2008 also happens to be the period when the most successful crackdown on child porn ever was in play – in the UK under the codename Operation Ore, with constant exchange of information with the FBI handling the american side.

Is it any surprise that convictions went up so high?

Other than that, what can you offer? Single examples and scarey stories, that’s all. Worthless. You’re trying to mask the extremally low danger by terrifying parents into overreacting.