Internet Safety has taken over much of my working
life over the last year. Ever since the tragic deaths last year of Erin
Gallagher and Ciara Pugsley, I have been increasingly providing talks and workshops
in schools and with youth support groups on Cyberbullying and related issues throughout
the West of Ireland from northern Sligo to southern Clare- daytime with
students/teachers and evenings with parents. I love the Internet and firmly
believe that it is the greatest man-made benefit to human society and to the
planet for millennia.
But there is a dark side to the Web
facilitated by light touch regulation, government inaction and adult ignorance that
is placing our young people at increased risk not only as a result of
cyberbullying and public humiliation on popular social media sites but also
with areas such as online stalking, grooming by predators and an upsurge in
online child pornography.
One of the most worrying trends is the
increasing sexual objectivity of teenage females who are the prime victims of online
porn.
I will publish a full media article on this
subject next month.
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