Privacy on the Internet? That's an oxymoron.

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Teenagers are narcissistic. They have a deep-seated desire to be socially acceptable. There's a lot of elation when kids feel they're part of the crowd. And all this is happening anonymously, behind a screen and a keyboard. Online, they are appreciated, admired, flirted with – If your life isn't so good, somewhere online it's better.

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If they're not busy in real life with normal interaction, human interaction.

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Geographically, they're often separated from their friends, they don't hang out with kids in the neighborhood. Parents don't know their friends' parents. And even those who say, 'You can't go over there because I don't know the family,' but then have no problem letting their kids talk online to those same kids.

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Absolutely. There's always people with people.

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