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Danger From Internet Predators Overstated: Study

Media exaggerates reports of minors solicited online, task force finds

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 14, 2009 2:48 PM CST

(Newser) – Remember all the hoopla about sexual predators on MySpace? Well … never mind. A task force created by 49 state attorneys general finds no significant problem with minors being propositioned by adults on social-networking sites, the Raleigh News & Observer reports, with widespread fears to... Read full story »

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