It's great to see people of different age levels be able to talk to each other and have good conversations, all due to the accessibility of the internet. People from across the world could have great interactions that they would not have if not for the internet.
However, the internet also provides anonymity for perverts and pedophiles, giving them the freedom to do whatever they want.
Younger people may be a bit more wary when someone older friends them because of the latter, which an unfortunate truth.
That same anonymity coupled with distance increases safety. The greatest risk is from those who live close to you so the pervert three time zones away is a lower risk than the pervert down the street who you only notice in passing.
What I think is risky is joining local on or off line groups where it's easy to find where you live / work.
"...because pedophila or cannibalism is mandated in the Internet Terms of Service"
If we eat a pedophile, does that cover both requirements? Or is there a bonus?
Hey -- welcome to the club for people who want to do their own start-ups. It's topic-oriented and self-censoring. Now that I know a 12-year-old is online I'll refrain from posting my entire dirty limerick collection.
I'm wondering, if you downvoted this, is it because you think the internet is more dangerous than people nearby? Is it because you think society isn't paranoid about about men talking to children? The idea of an internet terms of service was to parody the notion that the internet itself is somehow more evil than the people surrounding us every day, which I find is a surprisingly common belief. Please do debate/elaborate as I'd like to discuss your point of view.
It's great to see people of different age levels be able to talk to each other and have good conversations, all due to the accessibility of the internet. People from across the world could have great interactions that they would not have if not for the internet.
However, the internet also provides anonymity for perverts and pedophiles, giving them the freedom to do whatever they want.
Younger people may be a bit more wary when someone older friends them because of the latter, which an unfortunate truth.