Abstract: It’s clear that digital technology in now integral part to young people’s lives. It’s not just about having useful or fun gadgets, it’s part of how they define themselves. And their use of technology is very much the same and absolutely different to that of adults. For parents the challenge is enormous. A description of how interactive generation teenagers are, what they do online and how mediation is performed by the family.

Keywords: Social networks, Facebook, Instagram, online behaviour, threats, inappropriate content, preventive measures, predators, sex-offenders, groomers, victims, parent –helicopter.

ACM Classification Keywords: K.4.1 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY: Abuse and crime involving computers, Ethics, Human safety, Privacy, Regulation.

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SOCIAL NETWORKS: CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Diana Bogdanova

http://www.foibg.com/ijitk/ijitk-vol07/ijitk07-02-p02.pdf