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Pedophiles in social networks

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I just came across this compilation of info here:
http://samararealty.com/adc/173-sex-offenders-in-social-sites-consider-the-facts.html

Seems 2 echo what I heard about typical pedophile patterns… feel free 2 double check, I haven’t checked lately what research tells us, however, the typical constellations 4 such crimes 2 happen seem not 2 have changed much over the years.

Article starts:
Here are some helpful facts to keep in mind when you’re confronted with yet another news report about predators in social network sites.The only way we can have solid, progressive parent-child and public discussions about children’s online safety is if we can keep the facts in mind when we read the latest news about predators in Facebook and MySpace – facts based on consistent, peer-reviewed academic research about online risk. So here are the key facts to keep in mind:

* Not all children are equally at risk of Net-related sexual exploitation (see “Enhancing … Continue reading →

what a storm – wind of change?

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This is 2 let y’all know that the playlist 4 April is coming soon, but also really interesting show on CBC radio 1 Winnipeg, about the arts and how much and in which way the are or have been part of party policies – did u know that CTV and CBC both have a challenge b4 the courts 2 show that Canadian current law prohibiting the reporting on the numbers of votes b4 election day is actually UNCONSTITUTIONAL?

Couldn’t help thinking, how different the communication models and assumptions about political opinion forming seem 2 be:
Existing law favours traditional media channels and party advertisement – top-down delivery.

With popular social networks such as Twitter, the law is basically impossible 2 be enforced and with these channels spiking out and achieving 3-dimensional connectivity of any of their members, the possible intake and distribution of information is not only widely branched … Continue reading →