Children Are Not Protected Online
Stalkers, pedophiles, and other types of predators all linger out in cyberspace. So does the youth of America. Not to mention the fact that pop-ups and ads come up everyday on our computers with pornographic images. The safety of our children is put on the line, as well as their innocence every time they access the Internet. There are things out there that can ‘block’ certain websites. However, in the case of most households across the country the children are more computer literate than the adults, and find ways around the blocked material. Therefore, this problem no longer rests in the hands of the parents. Something has to be done.
My paper will argue that there is not enough protection for children online. Most children are vulnerable and trusting, especially online when it is just a computer they are exchanging information with. With the current setup children are being preyed upon and often abducted or kidnapped because of information given out over the Internet. They are also being deprived of their innocence by the seemingly questionable information and pictures that pop-ups provide. I will discuss examples of material shown in ads, as well as examples from actual kidnapping cases via computer. I will also discuss the dangerous attraction with myspace and the risks that it presents.
My audience will obviously be my teacher and classmates, as well as parents of young kids. I hope to write a paper that will inform and hopefully affect the views people have on this situation.
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Callie, you have picked a issue of high exigency and pathos appeal. However, since the main claim of your exploratory paper is about lack of safety for the children when they are using the Internet, your argument should be built around outlining the types of Internet resources children use most commonly, the list of safety measures that already exist on these sites, and then get to the part on how/why these measures are not effective. You should not focus on things that should be done in this paper.
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