1. CONVOCATION OF WORLD LEADERS THE DARK SIDE OF THE OF THE INTERNET INTERNET by Donna Rice Hughes by Donna Rice Hughes (Presentation Copyrighted) WCSF, 2001 WCSF, 2001

2. Today’s Overview n Internet Dangers (vs. Benefits) n Cyber-Sex & Addiction n Access to Inappropriate Material n Pedophiles’ Access to Children n An Overview of Solutions

3. CHILDREN’S ACCESS HOME -17 million kids ages 2-18 years online in 1998 & expected to grow to more than 42 million by 2003 (Time Magazine May 10, 1999) -95% of parents surveyed have Internet access at home (FamilyPC Survey, 2000)

4. KIDS ONLINE Top Five Activities- Teens ( Newsweek Magazine May 10, 1999) 1.E-mail83% 2.Search engine 78% 3.Music sites59% 4.General research58% 5.Games51% 1 in 4 kids participate in Real Time Chat (FamilyPC Survey, 2000)

5. INTERNET DANGERS (A tool used for good or evil) 1. Free and easy access to inappropriate and illegal content in homes, schools and libraries: -Pornography (child porn, obscenity, harmful to minors) -Violence -Bomb-making -Hate speech 2. Predators have easy and anonymous access to unsuspecting kids 3. Other: Internet gangs, Advertising, Privacy, etc.

6. THE CYBERSEX INDUSTRY THE CYBERSEX INDUSTRY n Online pornography is the first consistently successful e-commerce product (C-net, 4/28,1999) n Forbes Magazine reports Internet porn at 1.5 billion (Forbes, 6/14/99) n Free “teasers” serve as free advertising featured on commercial web sites

7. CYBER-SEX n MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000 –60% of all web-site visits are sexual in nature –Sex is the # 1 searched word online –25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 million in excess of 11 hours per week. MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, Washington Times 1/26/ 2000)

8. STUDENTS & CYBERSEX n Students were most at risk for cybersex compulsions n Due to a combination of increased access to computers, more private leisure time, & developmental stage characterized by increased sexual awareness & experimentation. n (All stats from MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000)

9. UNINTENTIONAL ACCESS Innocent Searches- (toys, boys, pets, etc) Misspelled Words- (shareware vs. sharware) Stealth Sites- (whitehouse.com ; coffeebeansupply.com; teenagershideout.com; http://clothingcatalog.com; watersports.com) Brand Name Misuse (Disney, Nintendo, Barbie, Levis, etc) Unsolicited E-mail- 30% of all spam is from pornographers Chat Rooms & Instant Messages

10. ... STATISTICS 1 in 4 youth ages 10-17 had unwanted exposure to porn in the last year (Online Victimization, NCMEC, June 2000) 1 in 4 youth ages 10-17 had unwanted exposure to porn in the last year (Online Victimization, NCMEC, June 2000) 62% of parents are unaware that their children had accessed objectionable sites (Yankelovitch Partner Survey, 9/30/99) 62% of parents are unaware that their children had accessed objectionable sites (Yankelovitch Partner Survey, 9/30/99) Mouse-trapping Mouse-trapping

11. COFFEEBEANSUPPLY.COM Free Teaser Images in each Category n Animal; stories; gay; anal; www.sex.com; oral;alt.sex; sex.com; teen; pictures; gals; pics; chicks; indian; black; with animals; fuck; stories; interracial; pictures; hot; pics; lesbian; group; hardcore; asian; adult; cartoon; dog; live; phone; preteen; teenage; etc Animalstories;gay; anal; www.sex.com;oral;alt.sex; sex.com; teen; pictures; gals; pics;chicks; indian;black;with animals; fuck; stories;interracial;pictureshot; pics; lesbian;group; hardcore;asian;adult; cartoon;dog;live; phone; preteen; teenage; etc Animalstories;gay; anal; www.sex.com;oral;alt.sex; sex.com; teen; pictures; gals; pics;chicks; indian;black;with animals; fuck; stories;interracial;pictureshot; pics; lesbian;group; hardcore;asian;adult; cartoon;dog;live; phone; preteen; teenage; etc

12. HARMS *Affects attitudes, choices and behavior *Demeans children, women and men *Cheap counterfeit for love, intimacy & commitment *Stages of Sex Addiction -Objectification - Desensitization -Addiction- (drug of choice; skinner box effect) -Acting out- ( public safety issue)

13. PREDATORS ONLINE Pedophiles & predators anonymous access to children Easy Access to Child Pornography Virtual Validation Virtual Molestation Trade Secrets & Teaching Tools Avoidance of law enforcement detection FBI reports a boom in the online exploitation of children- (From 133 cases in 1996 to 1,497 in 1999)FBI reports a boom in the online exploitation of children- (From 133 cases in 1996 to 1,497 in 1999)

14. DID YOU KNOW? - There are in excess of 40,000 individual URLs containing child pornography, pedophilia and pro- pedophilia content. - (Safeguarding Our Children- United Mothers & CyberAngels “Our Kids In Danger List”, 2000.)

15. Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youth n 1 in 5 received sexual solicitation or approach in last year n 1 in 33 received AGGRESSIVE sexual solicitation -(Asked to meet, called them via phone, sent mail, money or gifts) n 25% of youth who received sexual solicitation told a parent n Less than 10% of sexual solicitation and 3% unwanted porn exposure reported the incident to authorities n (Sample of 1,501 youth ages 1-17 who use Internet regularly)

16. Who are the perpetrators? n Juveniles- n 48% of overall solicitations n 48% of aggressive solicitations n Adult solicitors- n Most of the “adult” solicitors were ages 18-25 n 24% of solicitations n 34% of aggressive solicitations

17. Innocent access

18. PORNOGRAPHY- Tool used by Pedophiles n to arouse the child, n to lower the child’s inhibitions, n to demonstrate to their victims what they want them to do, n to communicate that a particular sexual activity is okay.

19. THREE PRONG SOLUTION A shared responsibility between the Public- Parents, Schools, Libraries Technology Industry Legal Community- Law Enforcement & Public Policy Each provides an essential layer of protection

20. PUBLIC PRONG WHAT CAN PARENTS, TEACHERS, & LIBRARIANS CAN DO? Awareness, education and empowerment Safety Rules and Software tools- Both are essential, one without the other is ineffective Schools and libraries must take appropriate measures to protect kids online. Acceptable use policies must be combined with filtering software.

21. HOME n Parents are first line of defense, but can’t do it alone n 1 in 2 parents don’t use protective software (FamilyPC,2000) n 58% prefer parental guidance instead of protective software (SafeKids/NetFamilyNews, 2001) n 1 in 4 parents think their child’s school is using protective software (FamilyPC, 2000)

22. DANGEROUS ACCESS REPORT- Uncovering Internet Pornography in Public Libraries -Incident Reports & Patron Complaints # Child Accessing Pornography 472 Adult Accessing Pornography 962 Adult Exposing Children to Pornography 106 Adult Accessing Inappropriate Material 225 Attempted Molestation 5 Child Porn Being Accessed 41

23. PUBLIC LIBRARIES -Public Libraries had 82 million Internet sessions- annual porn incident rate of between 400,000 and 2 million (Dangerous Access, 2000) -Public Libraries had 82 million Internet sessions- annual porn incident rate of between 400,000 and 2 million (Dangerous Access, 2000) -After incidents of pedophiles using public libraries to download child pornography, the pedophile monitoring group PedoWatch.org has confirmed that on-line pedophiles are telling each other to use public libraries to download child pornography. (Lake Oswego, Oregon)

24. Filtering in Public Libraries n 3,711 Public Libraries offer filtering, increase of 121% between 1998 and 2000 n 1 in 4 Public Libraries offer filtering (National Academy of Library Science 2000)

25. Filtering in Schools n 92% said porn should be blocked on school computers (Digital Media Forum Survey, Oct. 2000) n 79% said hate speech should be blocked (Digital Media Forum Survey, Oct. 2000) 90% of public schools are connected to the Internet (President Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 2000) n n 30-50% of all schools use filtering technology (IDC, 2000)

26. SAFETY RULES Keep the computer in a public area and monitor Internet use Spend time online with your children Know your child’s online friends and activities Teach your children never to give out personal information such as their name, school, address, phone number or picture Instruct your child never to plan a face-to-face meeting with someone that they have met online Establish online rules

27. SAFETY RULES (continued) n Do not allow your children to have an online profile n Only let your children in chatrooms under your close direct supervision n Only let your children use instant messaging with people you know and approve n Utilize protective software tools

28. TECHNOLOGY PRONG WHAT CAN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY DO? Develop technological solutions Implement technological solutions Corporate family friendly policy Choose not to offer newsgroups offering child pornography & obscenity Cooperate with law enforcement

29. TECHNOLOGY TOOLS n Desktop solutions - filtering, monitoring n Server based solutions - (FamilyClick) n “Go lists/Suggest lists” - (Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages) n Closed white lists- Pre-approved sites n Search Engines - (Yahooligans!, AJKids.com) n Content Rating - (PICS, RSACi & others) n Filtering solutions are not 100% effective

31. Acting Out n 11/98- 11 yr. old Josh had been looking at graphic violent porn on the Internet for 20 minutes immediately before stabbing 8 yr old Maddie Clifton to death. n 6/ 29/98 -13 year old (boy) was in the Phoenix Burton Barr Library viewing porn on the Internet. He followed 4 year old into the bathroom and asked the younger boy to give him oral sex. (Dangerous Access 2000)

32. LEGAL PRONG LEGAL PRONG GOVERNMENT & LAW ENFORCEMENT Aggressive enforcement of current laws (child pornography, obscenity, child stalking laws) Close loopholes in the law (COPA) Child Pornography Protection Act Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) New laws and rulemaking: Spam, Deceptive marketing tactics, Mousetrapping

33. Legal Prong (cont.) n The public should not have to shoulder the burden of protecting against illegal content and criminal activity n Survey showed government should ban online: –Pornography -74% –Hate speech -79% (Digital Media Forum Survey, Oct. 2000)

34. LAW ENFORCEMENT n Federal, State, & Local cooperation n Law enforcement training n International law enforcement cooperation

35. We Must Work Together to Safeguard Children & Families A shared responsibility between the public, the technology industry and the legal community is essential. Safeguard your children, family & yourself Help make your schools and libraries Internet safe Educate others Influence government leaders Vote- Top down impact - law enforcement & public policy

36. RESOURCES n FamilyClick.com- Affinity Partnership Program filtering solution- worldwide application filtering solution- worldwide application n Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace (English, Korean, Spanish) n www.protectkids.com www.protectkids.com –Abbreviated version of Kids Online –Resources for parents, educators, gov’t officials –Resources for sex & pornography addiction –Reporting cybercrime