In fact, children that are addicted to technology are more susceptible to being cyberbullied. Cyberbullying is a real and negative side effect that comes with using the Internet. If kids do not know how to protect themselves online, they can fall victim to serious cyberbullying. The unsecure features of social media allow users to place anything about themselves on the web: true or false. Innocent youth that do not realize people can portray fabricated versions of themselves online may unwillingly be talking to a catfish, someone using a fabricated profile online. There is no way of knowing who is on the other side of the screen. In addition, many students at school feel powerful on the web because they believe they can post anything without
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Most kids are unaware that the information they post online is not private. Innocent youth every day create social media sites intending to keep in contact with friends and family members. The unfortunate reality is that many people online are creating profiles with malicious intent; to stalk and bully minors. As computers becomes more prevalent and more children become addicted, they are exposing themselves to dangerous predators online. According to the Journal of Adolescent Health, 65% of online sex offenders used the social networking sites of their victim to gain information about their home and school (“Internet Safety 101”). If minors were more informed by their guardians about the consequences of putting personal information online, they may be more weary about the sites. Internet attached youngsters do not see the harmful impacts of online stalkers. Furthermore, offenders accessing information about children online is dangerous and parents should warn their children about posting personal information. If minors were not posting information about themselves online, offenders would not be able to learn more about them. In essence, if offenders were not able to easily access this information about their victims, it could significantly decrease the number of victims of sex crimes. An even more vulgar statistic is that one in seven children have received a sexual solicitation online (“Internet Safety 101”). It is horrifying that children are subject to sex proposals from strangers online. It is possible to prevent this many minors from sex solicitations if they were aware of the information they were publicizing online and the information that predators have access to. It is parents’ responsibilities to inform their youth about the dangers of online predators and limit how
Most kids are unaware that the information they post online is not private. Innocent youth every day create social media sites intending to keep in contact with friends and family members. The unfortunate reality is that many people online are creating profiles with malicious intent; to stalk and bully minors. As computers becomes more prevalent and more children become addicted, they are exposing themselves to dangerous predators online. According to the Journal of Adolescent Health, 65% of online sex offenders used the social networking sites of their victim to gain information about their home and school (“Internet Safety 101”). If minors were more informed by their guardians about the consequences of putting personal information online, they may be more weary about the sites. Internet attached youngsters do not see the harmful impacts of online stalkers. Furthermore, offenders accessing information about children online is dangerous and parents should warn their children about posting personal information. If minors were not posting information about themselves online, offenders would not be able to learn more about them. In essence, if offenders were not able to easily access this information about their victims, it could significantly decrease the number of victims of sex crimes. An even more vulgar statistic is that one in seven children have received a sexual solicitation online (“Internet Safety 101”). It is horrifying that children are subject to sex proposals from strangers online. It is possible to prevent this many minors from sex solicitations if they were aware of the information they were publicizing online and the information that predators have access to. It is parents’ responsibilities to inform their youth about the dangers of online predators and limit how