Teen Tech Dangers

TEEN TECH DANCERS 48% OF AMERICAN TEENS TEXT WHILE DRIVING OR WALKING. 93% of teens ages 12-17 online. go 52% of teens send group messages. 64% of teens share pictures with others. PORN ADDICTION GAMBLING JOCIAL NETWORKING GAMING CYBERBULLYING DRUGJ JEXTING Porn Addiction Drugs 50% of live video chat streaming 90% of students know other students whom use drugs, alcohol or tobacco. rooms contain obscene and pornographic imagery. Among the popular video chat streaming apps/tools are Streamberry, Oovoo, Chatrandom and Omegle. The most common drug sold at school was marijuana at 91% prescription drugs at 9% and ecstasy at 7% These chat rooms allow kids and teens to chat with strangers which are breeding ground for pedophiles. Cyberbullying The average child is 11 years old when they see their first pornographic image online. Social Networking 25% of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet. Cyberbullying, teasing, teen shaming, cyberstalking, trolling and ridiculing each other is becoming cause of teen suicides and murders. 50% of teens have been bullied and the other 50% engage in cyberbullying. 45% of 12 year olds use social media and it reaches 82% for 13 year olds. Gambling 66% of teens send private messages to friends on Facebook. 75% of high school students stated that seeing another teen's party via websites like Facebook or MySpace made them want to engage in the same activity. Given all the exposure online, millions of kids become prepared to play real poker once they turn 18. Social networking sites and apps that are popular among teens are Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, MySpace, DeviantArt, SnapChat, whatsapp, Meetup, Instagram and Viddy. Gambling online is getting a more real experience with casino style gaming like Slot mania, Zynga, Double Down, slot machines, roulette games, Baccarat, Blackjack. Teens and Young Adults are Most Likely to Use Social Networking Sites The percent of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves: 87% 80% 80 20% of teenagers overall 68% 60 49% 40 29% 20 22% of teen girls Adults Adults Adults Adults 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ % of internet users in each age group use SNS 18% of teen boys Some studies show that / out of 0 been accidentally exposed to pornography online. teens have Search engines get I16,000 queries every day related to child pornography. 55% of teens have given out personal information to strangers. 12-17 year olds send on average 167 text per day. 70% of teens hide their online activities from parents. 32% of teens exchange videos on their phones. Sources: http://www.pewintemet.org/Static-Pages/Trend-Data-%28Teens%29/0nline-Activites-Total.aspx http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112680588/teenage-drug-use-school-082312/ http://blog.laptopmag.com/the-7-most-popular-facebook-alternatives-for-teenshttp://www.simcasinogames.com/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/facebookie-social-betting-next-big-thing-in-gambling/?wpmp_switcher=mobile http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/12/18/halo-4-wont-make-your-kids-violent-why-parents-should-play-video-games-with-their-kids/ http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/03/tech/mobile/snapchat http://hellboundbloggers.com/2012/07/24/facebook-turning-teens-into-gambling-addicts/ http://www.pcsndreams.com/Pages/Sexting_Statistics.html http://www.mcafee.com/in/about/news/2012/q2/20120625-01.aspx parents phonesheriff SmyleSafe MONITORING AND FILTERING FOR SMARTPHONES © 2013 Retina-X Studios, LLC. All Rights Reserved.