Online victimization of youth: Five years later (PDF; 477 KB)
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Bulletin
Broader efforts to prevent unwanted exposures to sexual material among youth Internet users are needed. Technology industries are realizing this is an issue of concern, and many have begun to implement change in an effort to reduce the risks to youth. These changes include providing a reporting tool for users in the event of an incident, offering various settings to allow users increased privacy, and working cooperatively with law enforcement to follow legal procedures during investigations. Still all electronic service providers should do more to protect youth from unwanted exposure to sexual material.
The increase in online harassment is also unsettling. These episodes are particularly disturbing to youth. Families and schools that have begun to mobilize to reduce offline bullying and harassment in schools may need to extend their concerns to what happens online. The number of incidents involving peers and the descriptions youth gave of these incidents suggest an amount of online harassment stems from confrontations that began in school.
See also: Examining characteristics and associated distress related to Internet harassment: Findings from the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey (Pediatrics; PDF, 158 KB)
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