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Monday, October 15, 2007

Giovani onLine

While the number of teens who have been made uncomfortable by an online experience with someone they do not know is relatively small, there are certain traits and activities that are more likely to attract interactions with unknown individuals, whether unwanted or otherwise. In particular, teens who have created profiles on social networking sites (SNS) and those who have posted photos of themselves online are more likely than others to be contacted online by strangers. Girls are more likely than boys to report online contact that made them scared or uncomfortable.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Teens and Parents Survey

About a third of online teens (32%) have been contacted by "someone with no connection to you or any of your friends", and nearly a quarter of those contacted say that they felt scared or uncomfortable as a result. Please note that this definition of stranger contact may include a range of direct and indirect communications, including but not limited to: social networking site friend requests, spam email, or comments on a personal blog or photo sharing site.
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