What the hell is this creepy PSA I just saw on CNN trying to scare kids away from THE CHAT ROOM.
I learned "1 in 5 kids ages 5 to 17 have been sexually solicited online" and that 89% of those solicitations happened IN CHAT ROOMS.
It's such a weird statistic, especially since it lumps 5 year olds in with 17 year olds. Frankly I'd be a bit worried if 9 out of 10 teens age 17 hadn't been sexually solicited online. I don't mean by dirty old men like me, but by, you know, their peers and friends online. Can we acknowledge that plenty of teens probably wouldn't mind being "sexually solicited" which is why online sexual predators manage to find victims?
I'm not saying there are no real concerns here, just saying creepy ass scare PSAs aren't exactly going to address any of them.
