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Child Pornography
New technologies have significantly contributed to the increase in the proliferation and severity of child pornography. The Internet has provided child pornography collectors with an easily accessible and seemingly anonymous means for collecting and distributing images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. Some of these collectors are producing their own images, using children that they have met online. In their work as child exploitation investigators, Duff and Aguillard have witnessed the images of child sexual abuse become more disturbing, more graphic, and more sadistic than ever before, and they increasingly involve younger and younger children.
Social Networking or Blogging Sites
Sites such as MySpace, Friendster, Xanga, Facebook and others where people can meet and interact have recently exploded in popularity. The majority of the activity on these sites is legal and can be positive. However, many children, particularly teens, are not aware that they are putting themselves in danger by giving out too much personal information and communicating with people that they have only met online. The amount of personal information available in these sites makes them a playground for predators who seek to harm our children. The main thing for parents is to know what content your teens are posting there. Most of these sites have a search feature you can search yourself. The problem is that there are hundreds of these sites and new ones pop up everyday. The IPA has created a service called Invisitrace. The Invisitrace extensive online search utilizes trained investigators and secret law enforcement online investigative techniques to find any information on the person submitted. The Invisitrace investigators treat every search like an actual case, searching online journals, social networking sites, chat profiles, photo & video sites,etc. Other dangers to children on these sites include inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and identity theft.
Internet Predators
New technologies have also significantly increased the risk of our children being sexually solicited by predators. The child predator no longer has to spend his time near the playgrounds, schoolyards or other places where children can be found. He can simply log on and find an entire generation of children at his disposal. Recent law enforcement efforts have revealed an increasing number of online enticement cases nation wide where predators contact children in chat rooms or instant messaging and arrange to meet at a designated location for the purpose of making sexual contact. The Internet, for all of its good and valuable purposes, has become a tool for evil in the hands of those who seek to exploit and abuse our children. | .jpg)
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