Millions of Girls 'at Risk Online' ; Shock Report Reveals Parents Are Blind to Dangers of Facebook, Myspace and Bebo
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PARENTS are alarmingly ignorant of the danger posed to millions of girls by social networking websites, a report reveals.
A study of sites such as Bebo, Facebook and MySpace shows children using them can be at great risk from paedophiles and bullies. More than a quarter of children aged eight to 11 bypass online age restrictions to put reams of intensely personal detail about themselves online.See the full content of this document
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Millions of Girls 'at Risk Online' ; Shock Report Reveals Parents Are Blind to Dangers of Facebook, Myspace and Bebo
Youngsters feel 'invincible' when on the web, the report says, but they are setting up meetings with strangers and are often 'addicted' to social networking sites.
Teenage girls think nothing of posting profiles accompanied by sexually provocative pictures of themselves along with personal details including names, addr...See the full content of this document
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