We were talking about this yesterday at a workshop about the Internet of Things and the emerging risks for sexual and domestic violence. One member, from a grassroots community organisation in the middle of London, was talking about how families that she works with do not have access to the Internet, but their children do, and the increasing prevalence of child sexual exploitation and gang recruitment. Her frustration was about the assumption that everyone has access to the Internet and so all the safety planning (new phrase I learned yesterday) is focused around that.
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I think here, it's often more to do with online time management too. Youngsters get lots of free time, can slip their phones out without shame at any inappropriate time, whereas most 'matured' folks, especially parents, just don't have the time nor inclination to keep slipping their phones out. Despite all the parental controls and warnings, you cannot ever stop a kid looking at what they want, when they want, and if needs are being met by something or someone online then its difficult to stop them attempting to climb into that rabbit hole. thank god I don't have kids, they'd hate me lol!!