Mariners Christian SchoolMariners Christian SchoolPARENTS IN ACTIONPARENTS IN ACTION

INTERNET DANGERSINTERNET DANGERS

AND AND

SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS

Prepared by Donna Rice Hughes Prepared by Donna Rice Hughes

(Presentation Copyrighted)(Presentation Copyrighted)

October 12, 2001October 12, 2001

OverviewOverview

Internet Dangers (vs. Benefits)Internet Dangers (vs. Benefits) Access to PornographyAccess to Pornography Cyber-Sex & AddictionCyber-Sex & Addiction Pedophiles’ Access to ChildrenPedophiles’ Access to Children An Overview of Preventative SolutionsAn Overview of Preventative Solutions

INTERNET ACCESSINTERNET ACCESS

*57 million Americans have Internet access (MSNBC, 2000)

*77 million children expected to be online by 2005 (eMarketer)

*95% of parents surveyed have Internet access at home (FamilyPC Survey, 2000)

INTERNET DANGERS INTERNET DANGERS (A tool used for good or evil)(A tool used for good or evil)

1.Free and easy access to inappropriate and illegal content in homes, schools, libraries, businesses and churches:

-Pornography (child porn, obscenity, harmful to minors)

-Violence

-Bomb-making

-Hate speech

2. Predators have easy and anonymous access to unsuspecting kids

THE CYBERSEX INDUSTRYTHE CYBERSEX INDUSTRY Online pornography is the first consistently Online pornography is the first consistently

successful e-commerce product successful e-commerce product (C-net, 4/28/99)(C-net, 4/28/99)

Forbes Magazine reports Internet porn at $1.5 Forbes Magazine reports Internet porn at $1.5 billionbillion (Forbes, 6/14/99) (Forbes, 6/14/99)

Commercial porn sites post free “teaser” images to Commercial porn sites post free “teaser” images to entice the viewerentice the viewer

UNINTENTIONAL ACCESSUNINTENTIONAL ACCESS

•Misspelled Words- (shareware vs. sharware)

•Innocent Searches- (toys, boys, pets, etc)

•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

Pornographer’s Use of Brand Pornographer’s Use of Brand NamesNames

• 26 popular children’s characters, such as Pokemon, My Little Pony & Action Man, revealed thousands of links to porn sites

• 30% were hard-core (Envisional 2000)

• 25% of porn sites are estimated to use popular brand names in search engine magnets, metatags and links- Disney, Nintendo, and Barbie (Cyveillance Survey, 1999)

•

COFFEEBEANSUPPLY.COMCOFFEEBEANSUPPLY.COM(Hijacks)(Hijacks)

Free Teaser Images in each CategoryFree Teaser Images in each Category

AnimalAnimal; ; stories;stories; gay; gay; anal;anal; www.sex.com;www.sex.com; oral;oral;alt.sex; alt.sex; sex.com;sex.com; teen; teen; pictures; pictures; gals; gals; pics;pics; chicks; chicks; indian;indian; black;black; with animals; with animals; ****;****;stories;stories; interracial;interracial; picturespictures; ; hot; pics; lesbian;hot; pics; lesbian; group; hardcore;group; hardcore; asian;asian; adult;adult; cartoon;cartoon; dog;dog; live; live; phone; preteen; teenage; etcphone; preteen; teenage; etc

ONLINE OBSCENITYONLINE OBSCENITY

Watersports.com Watersports.com – Photos of women urinatingPhotos of women urinating– Live streaming videoLive streaming video

Boys.comBoys.com-Hijacks to “Man Alert: Leading Gay -Hijacks to “Man Alert: Leading Gay

Content Site”Content Site”

-Photos of gay sexual activity-Photos of gay sexual activity

YAHOO! and CHILD PORNYAHOO! and CHILD PORN

Yahoo’s Clubs, Members Directories and Yahoo’s Clubs, Members Directories and Geocities sites host child porn and Geocities sites host child porn and encourage child sex abusersencourage child sex abusers

Yahoo! Family Incest ClubYahoo! Family Incest Club Yahoo! Rape ClubYahoo! Rape Club Yahoo! Incest DirectoryYahoo! Incest Directory Yahoo! Child Pornography Crimes Yahoo! Child Pornography Crimes

DirectoryDirectory

... STATISTICS... STATISTICS

• 1 in 4 youth ages 10-17 had unwanted 1 in 4 youth ages 10-17 had unwanted exposure to porn in the last yearexposure to porn in the last year (Online Victimization, (Online Victimization,

NCMEC, June 2000)NCMEC, June 2000)

• 62% of parents are unaware that their 62% of parents are unaware that their children had accessed objectionable siteschildren had accessed objectionable sites (Yankelovitch Partner Survey, 9/30/99)(Yankelovitch Partner Survey, 9/30/99)

• Mouse-trappingMouse-trapping

HARMSHARMS*Affects attitudes, choices and behavior

*Demeans children, women and men

*Counterfeit for love, intimacy & commitment

*Distorts God’s plan for sexual intimacy

CYBER-SEX COMPULSIONSCYBER-SEX COMPULSIONS

MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000– 60% of all web-site visits are sexual in nature 60% of all web-site visits are sexual in nature

– Sex is the # 1 searched word onlineSex is the # 1 searched word online

– 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 million in excess of 11 hours per weekmillion in excess of 11 hours per week . .

MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, Washington Times 1/26/ 00)MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, Washington Times 1/26/ 00)

Men & Women Keep Cyber-Sex Men & Women Keep Cyber-Sex Habit Secret- 70%Habit Secret- 70%

WOMENWOMEN– Favor chat rooms 2X Favor chat rooms 2X

more than menmore than men

– Slightly lower rate of Slightly lower rate of sexually compulsive sexually compulsive Internet behaviorInternet behavior

MENMEN– Favor visual erotica 2X Favor visual erotica 2X

more than womenmore than women

STUDENTS & CYBERSEXSTUDENTS & CYBERSEX

Students were most at risk for cybersex Students were most at risk for cybersex compulsions compulsions

Due to a combination of increased access to Due to a combination of increased access to computers, more private leisure time, & computers, more private leisure time, & developmental stage characterized by increased developmental stage characterized by increased sexual awareness & experimentation. sexual awareness & experimentation. (All stats from MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000)(All stats from MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, 2000)

CYBER-SEX & CHRISTIANSCYBER-SEX & CHRISTIANS

17.8% of born-again Christians have visited a 17.8% of born-again Christians have visited a pornographic websitepornographic website (Focus,(Focus, MarchMarch 2000)2000)

51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible 51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible temptation. 37% say it is a current struggletemptation. 37% say it is a current struggle (Christianity (Christianity Today, Leadership Survey,12/2001)Today, Leadership Survey,12/2001)

4 in 10 pastors have visited a porn site4 in 10 pastors have visited a porn site (Christianity Today, (Christianity Today, Leadership Survey,12/2001)Leadership Survey,12/2001)

None are immune, “If you think you can’t fall into None are immune, “If you think you can’t fall into sexual sin, then you’re godlier than David, sexual sin, then you’re godlier than David, stronger than Samson, and wiser than Solomon.” stronger than Samson, and wiser than Solomon.” (Pastor Bill Perkins)(Pastor Bill Perkins)

Stages of Sex AddictionStages of Sex Addiction

Stages of Sex Addiction

-Objectification

-Desensitization

-Addiction (drug of choice; skinner box effect)

-Acting out (public safety issue)

Levels of Sex AddictionLevels of Sex Addiction

11-Fantasy, Pornography, Masturbation-Fantasy, Pornography, Masturbation 22-Live Porn, Fetishes, Affairs-Live Porn, Fetishes, Affairs 33-Minor Criminal Offenses, Prostitution, -Minor Criminal Offenses, Prostitution,

Voyeurism, ExhibitionismVoyeurism, Exhibitionism 44-Severe Legal Consequences, -Severe Legal Consequences,

Molestation, Incest, RapeMolestation, Incest, Rape– (“When Sex Becomes An Addiction”, Stephen Arterburn)(“When Sex Becomes An Addiction”, Stephen Arterburn)

PREDATORS ONLINEPREDATORS 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

Child PornographyChild Pornography

345% increase in child pornography sites between 345% increase in child pornography sites between

2/2001 - 7/20012/2001 - 7/2001 (N2H2 press release, 8/01)(N2H2 press release, 8/01)

New child porn sites at rate of 8/day New child porn sites at rate of 8/day (N2H2 press release, 8/01)(N2H2 press release, 8/01)

There are in excess of 40,000 individual URLs There are in excess of 40,000 individual URLs containing child pornography, pedophilia and pro-containing child pornography, pedophilia and pro-pedophilia content.pedophilia content. (Safeguarding Our Children- United Mothers & CyberAngels (Safeguarding Our Children- United Mothers & CyberAngels

“Our Kids In Danger List”, 2000.)“Our Kids In Danger List”, 2000.)

Online Victimization: A Report Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youthon the Nation’s Youth

1 in 5 received sexual solicitation or approach in 1 in 5 received sexual solicitation or approach in last yearlast year

1 in 33 received AGGRESSIVE sexual solicitation -1 in 33 received AGGRESSIVE sexual solicitation -(Asked to meet, called them via phone, sent mail, (Asked to meet, called them via phone, sent mail, money or gifts)money or gifts)

25% of youth who received sexual solicitation told a 25% of youth who received sexual solicitation told a parentparent

Less than 10% of sexual solicitation and 3% Less than 10% of sexual solicitation and 3% unwanted porn exposure reported the incident to unwanted porn exposure reported the incident to authoritiesauthorities

(Sample of 1,501 youth ages 1-17 who use Internet regularly)(Sample of 1,501 youth ages 1-17 who use Internet regularly)

Who are the perpetrators?Who are the perpetrators?

Juveniles-Juveniles- 48% of overall solicitations48% of overall solicitations 48% of aggressive solicitations48% of aggressive solicitations

Adult solicitors- Adult solicitors- Most of the “adult” solicitors were ages 18-Most of the “adult” solicitors were ages 18-

2525 24% of solicitations24% of solicitations 34% of aggressive solicitations34% of aggressive solicitations

TOOL OF TODAY’S TOOL OF TODAY’S PEDOPHILEPEDOPHILE

• 1 in 4 kids participate in Real Time Chat (FamilyPC Survey, 2000)

• 13 million youth use Instant Messaging (Pew Study reported in JAMA, 6/01)

• 89 % of sexual solicitations were made in either Chat rooms or Instant Messages (Pew

Study reported in JAMA, 2001)

Child Sexual ExploitationChild Sexual Exploitation

325,000 U.S. kids (17 & younger) 325,000 U.S. kids (17 & younger) are prostitutes, perform in porn are prostitutes, perform in porn videos or other commercial sexual videos or other commercial sexual exploitation exploitation (University of Pennsylvania study, 9/01)(University of Pennsylvania study, 9/01)

2 in 5 abductions ages 15-17- Due 2 in 5 abductions ages 15-17- Due to Internetto Internet

Online sexual solicitation growing Online sexual solicitation growing at rate of 1000% per month at rate of 1000% per month (San Diego (San Diego Police Department)Police Department)

MISSING CHILDRENMISSING CHILDREN

Children are reported missing & entered Children are reported missing & entered into the FBI’s computer system at rate into the FBI’s computer system at rate of:of:– 825,6000 kids per year825,6000 kids per year– 68,800 kids per month68,800 kids per month– 16,100 kids per week16,100 kids per week– 2,300 kids per day2,300 kids per day– 96 kids per hour96 kids per hour

– OR 3 kids every 2 minutesOR 3 kids every 2 minutes

PORNOGRAPHY- Tool used by PORNOGRAPHY- Tool used by PedophilesPedophiles

to arouse the child, to arouse the child, to lower the child’s inhibitions,to lower the child’s inhibitions, to demonstrate to their victims what they to demonstrate to their victims what they

want them to do,want them to do, to communicate that a particular sexual to communicate that a particular sexual

activity is okay.activity is okay.

PREVENTION:PREVENTION:THREE- PRONG SOLUTIONTHREE- PRONG SOLUTION

•A shared responsibility between the

Public- Parents, Schools, Libraries, Businesses, Churches

Technology Industry

Legal Community- Law Enforcement & Public Policy

•Each provides an essential layer of protection

PUBLIC PRONGPUBLIC PRONG

ROLE OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, & LIBRARIANS

-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. (CIPA passed 12/00)

HOMEHOME

Parents are first line of defense, but can’t do it Parents are first line of defense, but can’t do it alonealone

1 in 2 parents don’t use protective software 1 in 2 parents don’t use protective software (FamilyPC, 2000)(FamilyPC, 2000)

58% prefer parental guidance instead of protective 58% prefer parental guidance instead of protective software software (SafeKids/NetFamilyNews, 2001)(SafeKids/NetFamilyNews, 2001)

PUBLIC LIBRARIESPUBLIC LIBRARIES

--Public Libraries had 82 million Internet sessions- annual Public Libraries had 82 million Internet sessions- annual

porn incident rate of between 400,000 and 2 millionporn incident rate of between 400,000 and 2 million (Dangerous (Dangerous

Access, 2000)Access, 2000)

- - The pedophile monitoring group PedoWatch.org has The pedophile monitoring group PedoWatch.org has confirmed that on-line pedophiles are telling each other to confirmed that on-line pedophiles are telling each other to

use public libraries to download child pornography use public libraries to download child pornography (Lake Oswego, Oregon) (Lake Oswego, Oregon)

- - 7,000 porn sites accessed in 2 days in Chesterfield, Va’s 9 7,000 porn sites accessed in 2 days in Chesterfield, Va’s 9

public librariespublic libraries. . Board of Supervisors voted to filter all Board of Supervisors voted to filter all

terminalsterminals (June 2001)(June 2001)

TERRORISTSTERRORISTS

Encryption communication used by Bin Encryption communication used by Bin Laden and al-Queda to hide maps, Laden and al-Queda to hide maps, terrorist targets & activities in sports terrorist targets & activities in sports chat rooms & porn bulletin boards. (U.S. chat rooms & porn bulletin boards. (U.S. officials, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, officials, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/16/01)9/16/01)

Terrorists used Florida public library Terrorists used Florida public library terminals to access Internet. (Sun terminals to access Internet. (Sun Sentinel 9/01)Sentinel 9/01)

Filtering in SchoolsFiltering in Schools

90% of public schools are connected to the Internet (President Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 2000)

1 in 4 parents think their child’s school is 1 in 4 parents think their child’s school is using protective softwareusing protective software (FamilyPC, 2000)(FamilyPC, 2000)

75 % of schools use filtering (Consortium for School

Networking, 2001)

SAFETY RULESSAFETY 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

SAFETY RULES SAFETY RULES (CONTINUED)(CONTINUED)

Do not allow your children to have an online Do not allow your children to have an online profileprofile

Only let your children in chatrooms under your Only let your children in chatrooms under your close direct supervisionclose direct supervision

Only let your children use instant messaging with Only let your children use instant messaging with people you know and approvepeople you know and approve

Utilize protective software toolsUtilize protective software tools

TECHNOLOGY PRONGTECHNOLOGY 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

TECHNOLOGY TOOLSTECHNOLOGY TOOLS

Desktop solutions - filtering, monitoring (Predator Desktop solutions - filtering, monitoring (Predator Guard) Guard)

Server based filtering- (FamilyClick)Server based filtering- (FamilyClick) ““Go lists/Suggest lists” - (Internet Kids & Family Go lists/Suggest lists” - (Internet Kids & Family

Yellow Pages)Yellow Pages) Closed white lists- Pre-approved sitesClosed white lists- Pre-approved sites Safe Search Engines - (AJKids.com)Safe Search Engines - (AJKids.com) Content Rating - (ICRA)Content Rating - (ICRA) Filtering solutions are not 100% effectiveFiltering solutions are not 100% effective

NoNoOn/offNoNoNoNo$2.95 perminute

NoNoNoYesNoNoNo8a-6p CT

NoNoOn/offYesNoLimitedNo8a-4p PT$20/2 years

NoNoOn/offYesNoLimitedNo9a-9p EST

Yes Yes 6 Yes Proprietary Yes Yes 9a-9p EST

FamilyClick

NetNanny

CyberPatrol

CyberSitter

SurfWatch

Server based Real-time Scan

Daily Human Review

Mail Block

Multiple access levels

Filtered E-mail

Customer Support Anti-Spam

Acting OutActing Out

11/98- 11-year-old Josh had been looking at 11/98- 11-year-old Josh had been looking at graphic violent porn on the Internet for 20 minutes graphic violent porn on the Internet for 20 minutes immediately before stabbing 8-year-old Maddie immediately before stabbing 8-year-old Maddie Clifton to death. Clifton to death.

6/29/98- 13-year-old (boy) was in the Phoenix 6/29/98- 13-year-old (boy) was in the Phoenix Burton Barr Library viewing porn on the Internet. Burton Barr Library viewing porn on the Internet. He followed 4 year old into the bathroom and asked He followed 4 year old into the bathroom and asked the younger boy to give him oral sex. the younger boy to give him oral sex. (Dangerous Access (Dangerous Access

2000)2000)

LEGAL PRONG LEGAL PRONG GOVERNMENT & LAW ENFORCEMENT

•No Internet obscenity prosecutions under Reno

•Aggressive enforcement of current laws (child porn, obscenity, child stalking laws)

•Federal, State, & Local cooperation

•Law enforcement training

•The public should not have to shoulder the burden of protecting against illegal content and criminal activity

Operation Avalanche Operation Avalanche (August 6, 2001)(August 6, 2001)

Largest online child porn ring bustedLargest online child porn ring busted 250,000 subscribers250,000 subscribers Operated out of Fort Worth Operated out of Fort Worth 100 subscribers arrested 100 subscribers arrested Owner sentenced to 1,335 yrsOwner sentenced to 1,335 yrs DOJ, US Postal Inspector Service and DOJ, US Postal Inspector Service and

Dallas Police joint effort Dallas Police joint effort

Legislation in the CourtsLegislation in the Courts

– Child Online Protection Act (COPA)-Child Online Protection Act (COPA)-Adult verification Adult verification

required on porn sites-ACLU, ALA challenge-enjoinedrequired on porn sites-ACLU, ALA challenge-enjoined

– Child Pornography Protection Act- Child Pornography Protection Act- Extend law to Extend law to

include computer-generated child porn. Supreme Ct to hear Fall 2001include computer-generated child porn. Supreme Ct to hear Fall 2001

– Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA)-Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA)-Requires Schools Requires Schools

& Libraries to filter-ACLU & ALA challenge& Libraries to filter-ACLU & ALA challenge

New Laws and Rulemaking: New Laws and Rulemaking: Spam, Deceptive Marketing Tactics, Spam, Deceptive Marketing Tactics, MousetrappingMousetrapping

RESOURCESRESOURCES

FamilyClick.com (FamilyClick.com (Affinity partnership) Affinity partnership) Sex Addiction Resource ListSex Addiction Resource List Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in

CyberspaceCyberspace (English, Korean, Spanish) (English, Korean, Spanish) Web Wise Kids- Missing GameWeb Wise Kids- Missing Game www.protectkids.comwww.protectkids.com

– Abbreviated version of Kids OnlineAbbreviated version of Kids Online– Resources for parents, educators, gov’t officialsResources for parents, educators, gov’t officials– Reporting cybercrimeReporting cybercrime