Online predator

Internet-facilitated crimes against minors involve deceit and begin with adults communicating with children over the Internet with the goal of coercing them into illegal sexual activity.

[1][2] Chat rooms, instant messaging, Internet forums, social networking sites, cell phones, and even video game consoles have issues with online predations.

[7] In addition, there is insufficient reliable data concerning the number of minors sharing personal information online due to children's privacy issues.

[15] This law required schools and libraries to install filtering and blocking software, to keep students away from obscene and harmful materials and individuals online.

The youth most vulnerable to online sex offenders often have histories of sexual or physical abuse, family problems, and tendencies to take risks both on- and offline.

[citation needed] A 2007 study found no cases of minors being targeted by Internet predators on the basis of information they had posted on social media.