Despite report kids unlikely to meet predators online

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Maybe the Internet isn’t just one massive predator preyground after all.

Maybe our children are much safer in cyberspace than we thought.

A study out of Harvard University this week found that young people were unlikely to be propositioned by adults online. In fact, it said the risks on the Internet weren’t much different than those in real life.

But before you deem cyberspace a safe haven, know this: As teenagers get older they can get into more trouble online and youths having problems at home or involved in risky behaviors like drug or alcohol use are most likely to become victims of Internet predators, the study also found.

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