Witherspoon finds internet challenging
October 4th, 2011 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Actress Reese Witherspoon says she is "terrified" about her children using the internet, fearing they will be exposed to online predators.Witherspoon has kids Ava, 12, ... Read more...
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Missing Brit schoolgirl’s laptop leads to 240 sex offenders
February 15th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): The search of a missing schoolgirl's laptop in UK has helped catch 240 online predators, and also spark a major child abuse operation.It had begun as a simple ... Read more...
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Oz police expose paedophile parents network, with arrests in US, UK
December 31st, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 31 (ANI): An investigation by Australian police has unravelled an international network of paedophile parents, which has led to arrests in the US and Britain.The operation by Queensland police, Task ... Read more...
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Facebook ‘frenemies’ most likely to hurt kids as young as 8
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 3 (ANI): Children as young as eight are more likely to fall prey to cyber bullies and online predators, as they are flouting Facebook website age restrictions, police and ... Read more...
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Police urge teens to remove profile pictures from Facebook
May 17th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 17 (ANI): Police have come forward to urge all teenagers to remove their profile pictures from Facebook and the names of the schools they attend.Detective Superintendent John Kerlatec ... Read more...
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Indian ‘net predator’ in US faces hearing Friday
July 24th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) A 30-year-old Indian engineer faces preliminary hearing Friday on charges of soliciting sex from a minor via the Internet while US authorities, citing his case, have warned parents ... Read more...
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Teens who experience online racial bias prone to depression
January 9th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that adolescents are increasingly experiencing both individual and vicarious discrimination online, which in turn triggers stress, depression and anxiety.Brendesha Tynes, a professor ... Read more...
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Half of teens discuss sex, drugs on MySpace, Facebook
January 6th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): In two related studies, researchers have found that 54 percent of adolescents frequently use social networking Web sites (SNSs) like MySpace as a platform to discuss high-risk ... Read more...
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Keeping kids confined indoors makes them more prone to online predators
September 27th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 27 (ANI): British children who are kept indoors for longer duration are more prone to online predators than their European counterparts, claims a new survey.According to the study by ... Read more...
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Facebook acts against online predators
May 9th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
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San Francisco, May 9 (DPA) Social networking hub Facebook announced a string of new safety measures against online predators and said it would join rival MySpace on the Internet Safety Task Force. ... Read more...
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Benefits of kids’ online interaction outweigh its potential dangers: Study
November 14th, 2007 - 8:37 am ICT by admin
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