SocialShield had the opportunity to attend the 2011 National Strategy Conference on Combating Child Exploitation over the past few days. The conference was held in San Jose, CA and the theme was "Partners in Protection and Prevention." This theme represents the collaboration between the Project Safe Childhood and Internet Crimes Against….read more

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter provide great ways for kids to interact, learn about new things, and become smart and savvy online citizens. But there are still online dangers that can get kids and teens in trouble and, worse, put them in danger. Whether it's accidentally creating an account that asks for unnecessary personal information, or talking to strangers….read more

Katherine Tarbox, who was the victim of an online predator, wrote A Girl's Life Online as an important resource for kids, preteens and teens. When Tarbox was 13-years-old, she met 23-year-old "Mike" in an online chat room. After building a trusting relationship, Katherine and Mike agreed to meet in person, where he then molested her in a hotel….read more

April has been designated by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Emphasizing the prevalence of child sexual abuse, we're highlighting this national initiative in light of social networking activities and the ease with which kids and adults can be in contact. Cyberstalking and ….read more

Trust, opening in limited release tomorrow, is the story of a young girl who meets a teenage boy in a chat room. The movie tracks the development of this online relationship, which begins when the two teens bond over their mutual love of volleyball. They eventually decide to meet in person, only for….read more

Officer Steve DeWarns, one of SocialShield's Advisors and founder of Internet Child Safety, recently spoke at St. Joachim School in Hayward. In his talks, Steve often focuses on predators and cyberbullying as the biggest online threats out there. In this latest talk, Steve raised some….read more

There are a lot of resources and organizations out there that talk about growing Internet dangers and how they can specifically affect kids. Enough Is Enough (EIE) is an especially admirable non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about child pornography and sexual predation online. EIE recognizes the negative ways people use the Internet, and sets out….read more

Parents are outraged. Amazon recently released The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct, and sales shot up by 101,000%. The subject matter is offensive, insensitive and - oh, wait - illegal. Furthermore, the marketing of this book shows just how much is out there online. There will always be "bad….read more

If you had searched "PTHC" on Facebook a few weeks ago, you would have found a public group directing users to child pornography. Why? PTHC stands for Pre-Teen Hard Core - one of the most common keywords that sexual predators use online. While the group has since been removed, a FoxNews.com report shows how child predators….read more