Social Media Dangers – Childhood 2.0
Are Social Media A Curse Or A Blessing For Humanity?
Social Media Dangers – Childhood 2.0 is a powerful informative documentary about the effects of the Internet on humanity.
Backstory
Childhood was more or less unchanged for several millennia, but since the birth of social media in 2007 the world for grown-ups has completely changed. Twenty years ago, our parents worried about stranger danger and whether or not we were home by the time the streetlights came on. But for parents raising the first generation of kids with smartphones, everything is different. Childhood 2.0 takes a deep dive into what coming of age really looks like today — and just how much things have changed thanks to the internet and social media.
How is it,
to grow-up without internet?
Nice interview-archival-footage-collage with parents and grandparents vividly describing yonder-days – a time without internet.
We are living in an experiment
In 30 years the world has completely changed. The pace of innovation and development on the internet has been so fast that many of us are not able to keep track. Morever, in the process, some of the guardrails to keep an industry accountable have been set aside in the spirit of innovation.
30
years
What dangers are more prevalent, those outside - in the real world - or those online?
Sexting Facts
- Teenage girls have a few reasons for why they participate in sexting: 40% do it as a joke, 34% do it to feel sexy, and 12% feel pressured to do it.1The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- Who sees the sext? 17% of sexters share the messages they receive with others, and 55% of those share them with more than one person.2The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- While nearly 70% of teen boys and girls who sext do so with their girlfriend or boyfriend, 61% of all sexters who have sent nude images admit that they were pressured to do it at least once.3The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- Nearly 40% of all teenagers have posted or sent sexually suggestive messages.4The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- Sending semi-nude or nude photos is more common among teens girls. 22% of teen girls report sending images of this nature, while only 18% of same-age boys have.5The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- 15% of teens who have sent or posted nude/semi-nude images of themselves send these messages to people they have never met, but know from the Internet.6The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
- 24% of high-school age teens (ages 14 to 17) and 33% of college-age students (ages 18 to 24) have been involved in a form of nude sexting.7The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. “Teenage Sexting Statistics. GuardChild.
Cyber Grooming & Sextortion
About 60% of the children who experience sextortion, actually know the perpetrator. Sextortion refers to a category of sexual exploitation in which threatened release of sexual images or information is the means of blackmail. Cyber grooming is the online practice of establishing an emotional bond with child for the express purpose of physically or sexually abusing the child.
60
Percent
Suicide rates have doubled amoung young people ages 10 to 24, since the rise of Facebook and social media in 2007.
1.12 million kids presented to the ER for suicide attempt or suicidal ideation in 2015. 43% of those were under 11 years old.
What is happening?
conclusion
although Social media are a great tool to connect with people, we often use them in away that sets us apart.
