2. Even though social networking websites have increased, a smaller amount of children are being sexually solicited than in previous years.
3. A study found that people ages 10-17 are being exposed to porn, and also being bullied more by peers.
4. The University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center compared studies with other research centers to discover that in 2005, 13% of people have acknowledged unwanted requests in either online discussions or sexual actions. In 2000, this number was at 19%. Unfortunately, these are extremely high of percentages for the given circumstances.
5. Children are now exposed to so many different types of predators, they are simply blowing them off and not taking them as seriously as they should.
6. Surprisingly, internet researcher Larry Rosen says "There simply is not the volume of predators on MySpace that people imagine."
7. Today, majority of people have high speed internet, which creates more exposure of pornography and graphic images to children. 9% of kids were "very upset" by seeing porn, up from 6% five years ago.
8. Researchers are now supporting a "three-pronged solution“ by educating and enforcing existing laws, and improving tools such as filters.
