Social Networking Sites

Online social networking and safety: Data to inform policy

Ybarra, Michele (2008, September).  Online social networking and safety: Data to inform policy. Presented at the Safer Internet Forum, Luxembourg.
Summary:
This presentation analyzes data from the Growing up with Media longitudinal study to provide characteristics of social networking site users, rates of bullying and sexual solicitation on social networking sites, and compare online and offline social solicitation/ [...]

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Social networking sites, unwanted sexual solicitation, Internet harassment, and cyberbullying

Ybarra, Michele (2008).  Social networking sites, unwanted sexual solicitation, Internet harassment, and cyberbullying. Presented at the Internet Safety Techincal Taskforce 1st Meeting, Washington, DC.
Summary:
This presentation explores characteristics of unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment among youth, research topics discussed:
1. Definitions
2. What are the prevalence rates over time?
3. What is the influence SNS have?
4. How do the rates [...]

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This is your brain on DOPA: THE DATA

Ybarra, Michele (2008, June).  This is your brain on DOPA: THE DATA. Presented at the American Library Association, Anaheim, CA.
Summary:
This presentations analyzes findings from the Growing up with Media Study and the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS and YISS2) to discuss:
1. Experiences:
     – Internet harassment and bullying
     – Unwanted sexual solicitation
2. Exposures:
     – Unintentional and intentional [...]

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