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Uses & Abuses
Social Media Today
April 14, 2015
Albemarle County Police Department
Slide2The Evolution of Social Networking
Current Issues and Trends Exploring Social Media Sites Welcome to the Dark Side Protecting Yourself: Tips and Tools
Take it all Home
Social Media Today
Slide3The Evolution of Social Networking
The When and Why
Slide4Social Media
Act of creating and distributing info with a broad audienceSystem to disseminate info- like a TV channel
Social networks plus mass media
Act of engagement and communication
Two-way talk, discussions, and direct communication
The ability to ask, influence, and persuade
The Evolution of Social Networking
Social Networking
Slide5Ancient Greek Parties
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Cigar and Brandy Rooms
Slide6Women’s Sewing Circles
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The Barber Shop/
Hair Salon
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Usenet-
Early 1980's considered the oldest computer network- sharing articles and news by connecting computers and servers. Still in existence today- (drugs, weapons, suicides).
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Internet Relay Chat (IRC)-
Late 80's - Application layer protocol that allows users to chat on a client's server. First Chat rooms and allows private or public communication. Think CB Radios.
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Email/Chat/IM's
- Early 90's – popularization and proliferation of ways to communicate directly or in groups
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Online Social Networks-
Early 2000's- Sites that provide anyone with a virtual environment to share stories, pictures, videos, and experiences with friends and acquaintances. Allows anyone to choose their audience: a limited community or the world at large
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What are social networking sites?
Provides anyone with a virtual environment to share stories, pictures, videos, and experiences with friends and acquaintances.
Allows anyone to choose their audience: a limited community or the world at large
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General sites
:
Facebook, twitter,
What’sapp
Cultural sites
:
QZone
,
VKontakte
,
Blackplanet
Business sites
:
linkedin
, Blue Line,
Kickstarter
Blogs: Tumblr, Wordpress
, live journal
Review Forums
:
Yelp, Amazon,
Tripadvisor
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Why do we use social networking?
Self Expression
Gratification
To belong
Connections
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The Who and How
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Average American spends of 3 hours a day online (5 on
tv
)
27% on time on Social Networking
73% of all internet users use Social Networking sites
83% of 18-29 are using a social network
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Multi-platform use is on the rise: 52% of online adults now use two or more social media sites, a significant increase from 2013, when it stood at 42% of internet users.
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Up, Up, and Up….
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2 biggest, most
interesting,
new trends are older populations use of social media and mobile use
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Over the past 2 years, mobile phone internet use has increased by over 60% to over 820 million
71% of social media users access sites from a mobile account
50% of mobile
smartphone
users access social media every day
189 million Facebook users are "mobile only"
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For the first time in Pew Research findings, more than half (56%) of internet users ages 65 and older use Facebook. This represents 31% of all seniors.
Twitter- Fastest growing age bracket is 55-64 year olds- up 79% from 2012
Facebook- 45-54 is fastest growing- up 46% since 2012
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92% of teens report going online daily
24% who say they go online “almost constantly,”
56% of teens go online several times a day,
Just 6% of teens report going online weekly
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Nearly three-quarters of teens have or have access to a
smartphone
and 30% have a basic phone, while just 12% of teens 13 to 17 say they have no cell phone of any type.
African-American teens are the most likely of any group of teens to have a
smartphone
, with 85% having access to one, compared with 71% of both white and Hispanic teens.
91% of teens go online from mobile devices at least occasionally. 94% go online daily or more often.
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71% of teens use more than one site
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Facebook remains the top social network for U.S. teens.
Instagram
has edged out Facebook and Twitter in terms of
prestige
among young users. U.S. teens now describe
Instagram
as "most important"
LinkedIn's core demographic are those aged between 30 and 49, i.e. those in the prime of their career-rising years.
Twitter has begun to lean worryingly toward male users, whereas previously it was a more gender-balanced social network.
YouTube reaches more adults aged 18 to 34 than any single cable TV network. It was rated by
millennials
as the top place to watch content, ahead of digital and TV properties like Facebook and ESPN.
Snapchat
is the youngest social network of all. More than six out of 10
Snapchat
users are in the 18-to-24 age group, compared to 28% of
Instagram
users, according to a survey by
Informate
.
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45 Percent Of Americans Think Online Privacy Is More Important Than National Security
92 percent concerned about their privacy when using the internet
42 percent are more concerned than a year ago. Most surprisingly, when presented with the statement
'Personal online privacy is not as important as national security', 45 percent disagreed.
Online trust remains at a three year low
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Online ‘Swatting’ Becomes a Hazard for Popular Video Gamers and Police Responders
March 2015
Police: Hudson hotel hostage scare case of swatting
April 13, 2015
Prank 'swatting' call prompts police response in SW Portland
April 10, 2015
Northern Virginia Gun Owner Swatted
"Wow, I could have been killed!“
October 2014
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What
are you hearing?!
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The What and How
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Monthly active users over 1.19 billion- 95% daily
Over 1 million websites integrated with Facebook
1.13 trillion likes
10 million apps
73% mobile users
189 million mobile- only
27% of users never check privacy settings
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93% of Facebook users say they are Facebook friends with family members other than parents or children
91% say they are Facebook friends with current friends
87% say they are connected to friends from the past, such as high school or college classmates
58% say they are connected to work colleagues
45% say they are Facebook friends with their parents
43% say they are friends with their children on Facebook
39% say they are connected to people they have never met in person
36% say they are Facebook friends with their neighbors
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Purchased by Facebook for $715 mill. in 2012
150 million users- 75 million daily users
Over 16 billion images shared in under 3 years- 55 million a day
18-29 year old usage up 10% in 2013.
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Purchased by Facebook for $16 billion in 2014
450 million monthly users- 70% using daily
19 billion messages sent daily- including photo and video
25% 16-18 year olds- increasing 160% in 2013
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Fastest growing social network by active users
100 million daily active users
500 million registered accounts
Over 17 billion tweets sent
Over 500 million per day- 75% of users on mobile (200% increase since 2012)
77% of users are outside the US
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1 billion unique monthly visitors
4 billion views per day
6 billion hours of video watched every month
50% more hours of video watched in 3/13
vs
4 billion 8/12 and 3 billion 5/12
Reaches more 18-34 yr olds than any cable network
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277 million users
41% mobile use
40% of users check daily
75% of users said site helped them locate jobs and other people
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Close to 30 million users since 9/12
Extremely popular among teens
Dangers of
sexting
, bullying, and threat communication
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Slide65102 million blogs with 44.6 billion posts
45% of users under 35
More popular with 13-25 yr olds than Facebook and
Instagram
Average 23 min. per visit
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The What and Why
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Cyberbullying
:
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Cyberbullying
:
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Cyberbullying
Warning Signs
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Online Sexual
Predators
One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log on to the Internet say they have received an unwanted sexual solicitation- requests to engage in sexual activities or sexual talk, or to give personal sexual information.
25% of children have been exposed to unwanted pornographic material online.
Only 33% of households with Internet access are actively protecting their children with filtering or blocking software.
75% of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services.
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Only approximately 25% of children who encountered a sexual approach or solicitation told an adult
One in 33 youth received an aggressive sexual solicitation in the past year- phone call, package, etc
77% of the targets for online predators were age 14 or older. Another 22% were users ages 10 to 13.
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Why do predators use Social Media?
Trolling and Testing:
looking for and identifying vulnerable kids
Grooming:
Engaging in chats, picture sharing, online ‘
meetups
,’ etc
Exploiting and Lulling:
sexting
, webcam sessions, intimate chats, etc
Continuation in Secret:
keeping the relationship undiscovered and ongoing
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Victim Red Flags
: Kids who withdraw, become isolated, spend excessive time online, have unfulfilled wants/needs, unexplained and excessive illnesses, unexplained gifts, sudden over-
sexualization
Predator Red Flags
: Focusing/favoring a child, talk of an online connection, refusal to accept responsibility, an excuse for everything, consistently ignores boundaries/ requests, has personal knowledge of a student
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Gangs
Social Media sites are the new "newspapers of the street"- replacing graffiti and flagging
“
Cyberbanging
"- for showing off jobs, gang paraphernalia,
repping
, communicating threats, making deals, and recruiting members
Activities online spark violence offline
Provides wide platform for the gang voice
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Recent study of 600 (2/3 active or inactive gang members) reported 80% of gang members use social media
Engage in 'criminal and deviant' behavior at a higher rate than non gang members
20% said gang had their own webpage with 1/3 password protected
Gang members reported monitoring and sharing police movements
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http://www.ag.virginia.gov/CCSWeb/Reports/SextingWebPagePresentation.pdf
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§ 18.2-386.2. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.
A. Any person who, with the intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate, maliciously disseminates or sells any
videographic
or still image created by any means whatsoever that depicts another person who is totally nude, or in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast, where such person knows or has reason to know that he is not licensed or authorized to disseminate or sell such
videographic
or still image is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if a person uses services of an Internet service provider, an electronic mail service provider, or any other information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server in committing acts prohibited under this section, such provider shall not be held responsible for violating this section for content provided by another person.
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Virginia woman first to be charged under new ‘revenge porn’ law
Rachel Lynn Craig, 28, stole a nude picture of her ex's new girlfriend and posted it to Facebook, police in Waynesboro said.
August 2014
Henrico man may be first charged under new state ‘revenge porn’ law
JULY 2014
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The Deep and Dark Web…
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Slide94Protecting Yourself: Tips and Tools
The How
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In General….
Google yourself and other members of household and family
Have the talk, often with kids, students, elderly family
Monitor kids online activity and behavior
Install and update security monitoring software
Use commonsense and impart it to your children
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On Social Networking Sites…
Update and use privacy settings
Never share intimate stories or location details
Verify friends lists
Use real life connection scenarios
Check and double check privacy settings and look for site safety centers
The ‘photo’ rule
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The What Now
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4 out of 5 LE Professionals use Social Media
81% of Federal Agencies, 71% of State Agencies, 82% Local Agencies
67% believe social media helps solve crimes more quickly
87% of the time, search warrants utilizing social media to establish probable cause hold up in court when challenged
Lack of access and familiarity are primary reasons for non-use
70% are either unable to access social media during work hours or do not have enough background to use
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Slide104Thank you!!!
Jessica Smith
jessica.smith@dcjs.virginia.gov
www.twitter.com/dcjs_vcss