I happened to run across Danah Boyd’s blog apophenia, and in particular a post about a conference called “Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization”. I watched the youtube playlist (about 1 1/2 hrs). This is solid information that everyone should know – not especially kids or parents – just everyone. According to these leading researchers, the TV media’s popularized image of online predators is horribly misrepresentative of the majority of statutory rape cases, and there is a vast social dynamic to be studied. These people know their shit.
Please, watch the playlist. If nothing else, check out the transcript (PDF) on apophenia’s post. I cannot begin to tell you how right on these people are.
