Online Video Sharing Sites

What are the risks?

Content:

  • Children may be exposed to sexually explicit or obscene content or comments.

Conduct:

  • Adolescents may post nude or partially-clothed videos of themselves and/or post videos of themselves engaged in sexual acts.
  • Kids may provide private email addresses, Instant Messaging (IM) contact information, phone numbers, physical addresses, and/or other personal contact information on the site or video.

Contact:

  • Sexual offenders may coerce children/adolescents into posting nude or partially-clothed videos/images of themselves.
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