- Monday, February 6th, 2012
- Written By Luke Gilkerson
- Categories: Parenting the Internet Generation, Technology, Life, and Culture Back to Blog Home
Covenant Eyes Recognizes Safer Internet Day: Sign up for your free webinar!
Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day (SID) began in Europe but is now celebrated in more than 70 countries worldwide. This year, the theme for SID is “Discover the digital world together… safely!” The aim is to connect generations around this theme: from the very young, to parents, to grandparents.
Did you know…
- More than 1 in 8 web searches are for erotic content.
- 79% of youth’s unwanted exposures to Internet porn take place in the home.
- Nearly 1 in 5 teens who receive a “sext” share it with someone else.
- 20% of teens say their peers are “mostly unkind” to each other on social networks.
- 76% of online predators are 26 or older.
- 40% of teens have seen pictures on social networks of their peers getting drunk, passed out, or using drugs, and half of these first saw these pictures when they were 13 or younger.
Free Internet Safety Webinar For Parents and Teachers
To help raise awareness about Internet safety issues, Covenant Eyes sponsors a special online seminar: 5 Internet Dangers Facing You and Your Family Right Now. The next webinar is tomorrow, February 7, 2012, at 9:00pm EST. Register for this special presentation now. Space is limited.
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