Children and Online Safety By: Alan Dang

Dangers of the Web Online Predators Myspace Facebook Chat rooms Obscene websites Pornography Drugs Crime

Online Predators

Myspace

Facebook

Chat rooms

Obscene websites

Pornography

Drugs

Crime

Filters $75 million in sales Blocks key words Blocks a list of known websites Only for web sites Ineffective

$75 million in sales

Blocks key words

Blocks a list of known websites

Only for web sites

Ineffective

Networking Websites Two largest: myspace and facebook Must be at least 14 to join myspace Myspace is more open Facebook is more private Myspace works with law enforcement Julie Doe vs myspace

Two largest: myspace and facebook

Must be at least 14 to join myspace

Myspace is more open

Facebook is more private

Myspace works with law enforcement

Julie Doe vs myspace

Chat Rooms Common among kids Easy to target children “ To Catch a Predator” http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =_Pf2r3YkxaA

Common among kids

Easy to target children

“ To Catch a Predator”

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =_Pf2r3YkxaA

Organizations Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) Members from US and UK Members include AOL, Microsoft, Verizon, British Telecom Introduced a labeling system for websites

Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA)

Members from US and UK

Members include AOL, Microsoft, Verizon, British Telecom

Introduced a labeling system for websites

Organizations Perverted Justice Targets online predators 235 predators caught to date Average of 25 arrests per month Displays detailed information about sex offenders

Perverted Justice

Targets online predators

235 predators caught to date

Average of 25 arrests per month

Displays detailed information about sex offenders

Consequences Registered sex offender for life Fines range from $1,000 to $100,000 Jail time range from one year to life

Registered sex offender for life

Fines range from $1,000 to $100,000

Jail time range from one year to life

Laws Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 Prohibited posting of indecent material on web pages, chat rooms, forums, etc Did not target pornography specifically Ruled unconstitutional in violation of the first amendment and free speech Child Online Protection Act (COPA) in 1998 Purpose was to protect minors from sexual content being accessible Was too broad Followed the fate of the CDA Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 1999 Proposed a limit on children's exposure to obscene content on web Schools that received “E-Rate’ funding from the government were to install filters on computers or risk losing discounted funding

Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996

Prohibited posting of indecent material on web pages, chat rooms, forums, etc

Did not target pornography specifically

Ruled unconstitutional in violation of the first amendment and free speech

Child Online Protection Act (COPA) in 1998

Purpose was to protect minors from sexual content being accessible

Was too broad

Followed the fate of the CDA

Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 1999

Proposed a limit on children's exposure to obscene content on web

Schools that received “E-Rate’ funding from the government were to install filters on computers or risk losing discounted funding

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[1] (2007). WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from Internet World Stats Web site: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

[2] (2007). Pornography Statistics. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from Family Safe Media Web site: http://familysafemedia.com/pornography_statistics.html#anchor2

[3] (2007). Facebook | Factsheet. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from Facebook Web site: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?factsheet

[4] Allen Salkin, Happy Blitt contributed research.. (2006, December 13). Web Site Hunts Pedophiles, and TV Goes Along. New York Times (Late Edition (east Coast)), p. A.1.

[5] A J Roberts (2004). Cases: Criminal Internet Regulation and Free Speech--United States. The Criminal Law Review, 1059-1060.

[6] Caywood, Carolyn (2001). The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA): testimony of Carolyn Caywood. Teacher Librarian, 28 (5), 53-57.

[7] ICRA: ICRA unveils new system to make Internet safer; Large, complex websites now able to simply identify content via digital labels, encouraging safer, filtered Internet browsing. (12 July). M2 Presswire, 1.

[8] Kimberly J Mitchell, David Finkelhor, Janis Wolak. (2003). The exposure of youth to unwanted sexual material on the Internet: A national survey of risk, impact, and prevention. Youth and Society, 34 (3), 330-358.

[9] Lengel, A (2005, November 4). Rabbi, Teacher Lose Jobs After Taping. Washington Post , p. B02.

[10] Max Hailperin (1999). The COPA battle and the future of free speech. Association for Computing Machinery. Communications of the ACM, 42 (1), 24-25.

[11] Michael Males (2000). Mythology and Internet filtering. Teacher Librarian, 28 (2), 16-18.

[12] MySpace Did Not Have Duty to Protect Girl through Online Safety Measures. (2007, May). Computer and Internet Lawyer, 24 (5), 30-31.

[13] Poulsen, K (2006, 02, 27). A MySpace Cheat Sheet for Parents. Wired News , http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70287

[14] Richard A. Webster (2007, January 26). Teen Targets: Sexual predators go online to find victims. The Journal : the Community News of Jefferson Parish, p. 1.

[15] Images provided by Microsoft Clip Art