Girls versus Boys Online

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Teenangels and Tweenangels(Teenangels.org and
WiredSafety.org)

• The Megan Pledge
• Advising the Industry
• Speaking
• Strategic partners Procter Gamble, Conde
  Nast, AOL, Microsoft, Runescape, Disney,
  Facebook, myYearbook, Verizon, Xanga, McAfee,
  MySpace (2005-2006), various AGs, CMP, Webkinz,
  Girl Scouts of USA, National Sheriffs Assoc.,
  MPAA, Truste, Privacy Commissioners worldwide,
  Oracle, Yahoo!, Dateline, Good Morning America,
  The Today Show

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The Stats Overview

• 70 of teens had shared their passwords with
  their friends
• Most underage users choose MySpace or any network
  other than Facebook to start out
• 46 are sharing IM or other contact info on their
  profile
• 85 felt Facebook is safer than other networks
• 54 have people they dont know on their
  friends list
• 65 said they dont really understand privacy
  settings
• 40 put their cell numbers on their profiles or
  away message linked to their profile
• Only 15 said they knew how to shut down a
  profile
• Only 5 said they would bother to report anything
  to the network
• 45 said they didnt think it would make any
  difference if they did
• Only 2 said they knew how to report it anyway

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What are teens putting on their profiles?
400 teen girls polled 2007 (14-17) (Westchester
Cty, NY)
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Whos Your Friend?
550 9th 12th grade boys and girls, Westchester
Cty, NY 2007)
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Friends Cyberbullying Friends

• 70 have shared passwords with friends, which
  makes cyberbullying easier

520 teen girls (7th 12th grade, Westchester
Cty, NY 2007)
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The Biggest Online Secret - Cyberbullying

• The reasons polls and surveys dont reflect the
  real problem
• More than 70 come from friends or best friends
  (and they are protected by the target)
• Less than a quarter of people being cyberbullied
  told someone about it (and only 5 would ever
  tell their parents)

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An Easy Answer - Passwords