Definition of Social Media and How It Works
Social media refers to websites and applications that are designed to allow people to share content quickly, efficiently, and in real-time. This communication tool began with computers […]
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Online Threats to a Child’s Safety and Wellbeing
Graphic Photos – All a child has to do to see horrific pictures of crime scenes, automobile accidents or animal torture is to type a few keywords into a search engine. The only thing standing between your kid and graphics that would disturb most adults is a disclaimer.
Spam – Spam has become a massive issue – statistics reveal it constitutes around 95 percent of emails. Not only are spam mails a hassle, they clog up Internet bandwidth, cost millions of dollars annually to filter, and can be a threat to your child’s online safety.
Criminal Activity – Your child can come into contact with individuals whom he’d probably never meet under other conditions. Teens may participate in collaborative hacking, gaming, transporting of drugs, fraud, and illegal copying of software, music or other copyrighted material. A young child may meet another child or an adult, who gains their trust and recruits them to criminal activity [….]
