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Internet not full of pedos, the statistical edition

View the article here 02/06/2009 By Cory Doctorow Last month, a research project into risks to kids from social media, commissioned by several State Attorneys General, concluded that there wasn't really much risk of pedophiles stalking kids online. Rather, kids are at risk from each other. And some kids are at risk of soliciting sex and relationships with young adults, due to their own insecurities. This conclusion angered many who sincerely believe that the Internet is full of pedophiles, and they're attacking the study. danah boyd, one of the researchers, responds: Now, let's do some math. The National Alert Registry has over 491,000 registered sex offenders on its list. In data collected in December, Pew found that 35% of American adults are on social network sites...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 07, 2009 (boomark / email).