Safety In The News : Protecting Kids

Debate on the link of child pornography to molesting

Linda Criddle — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:11:00 GMT

19 July 2007 Summary According to a new and controversial study conducted by psychologists at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, up to 85 percent of men convicted of downloading explicit sexual images of children from the Internet say they have also sexually...(read more)

Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization: Researchers Present the Facts and Debunk Myths

Linda Criddle — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:48:00 GMT

May 3, 2007 Summary The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee convened a forum titled “Just the Facts about Online Youth Victimization” to help debunk common myths about internet risks to youth in this country. On the panel were four outstanding...(read more)

More, serious child abuse found on the Web

Linda Criddle — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:12:00 GMT

20 Apr 2007 Summary According to the latest annual report of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the U.S. hosts 62% of the child pornography commercially distributed online. The report also discloses a trend toward depicting ever younger child victims...(read more)

FTC fines Xanga for violating kids' privacy

Linda Criddle — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:57:00 GMT

7 Sept 2006 Summary $1 million penalty against social networking site is largest under 1998 law Xanga.com, a popular social networking site, was fined for allegedly allowing 1.7 million accounts to be created by children who indicated they were under...(read more)