Fast Facts
"Extensive game use on the computer increases the aggression level of teenagers and has links to future criminal activity."
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Lin and Lepper
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"Computer games are addictive."
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Soper and Millar
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"Almost one in five young Internet users receive unwanted sexual solicitation."
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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"3% of youth receive an aggressive solicitation involving offline contact or attempts to requests for offline contact."
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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"70% of unwanted solicitations happen when teenagers are using a home computer."
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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"67% of youths exposed to unwanted sexual material occur when youths are at home surfing or searching the Web, reading email or receiving Instant Messages."
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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"In a recent survey, 25% of Internet users ages 10-17 form casual online friendships while 14% form close online friendships or online romances."
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Wolak, Mitchell & Finkelhor, 2002
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"70% of all 15 - 17 year olds have accidentally "stumbled upon"
pornography online"
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Kaiser Family Foundation, 2001 Study
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"23% of all 15 - 17 year olds frequent pornography online site
"very" or "somewhat often""
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Kaiser Family Foundation, 2001 Study
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"One in five (20%) of 10 -17 year olds have received a sexual
solicitation over the internet"
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The Web's Dark Secret, Newsweek, March 19,
2001
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" 43% of children say they don't have rules at home about the use
of the internet"
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Time/CNN Poll; 2000
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"Nine of 10 kids aged 8-16 have viewed pornography on the
Internet, often in the process of doing homework."
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London School of Economics January 2002
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"Every second, approximately 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography"
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Internet Filter Review
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"Adult entertainment is an enormous business in the United States, taking in
an estimated $12 billion annually. Every second, approximately 28,258
Internet users are viewing pornography, according to the Internet Filter
Review. With some 4.2 million pornographic Web sites to explore, many
Christians find themselves unable to turn away."
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Internet Filter Review
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"30,000 new URLs are registered daily to link to pornography
websites"
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"5,000 new pornography related websites are created daily."
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" 74% of online pornography sites display illicit images and have
free access to illicit images."
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