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Anne Collier

Collier, a web safety expert, is the editor of Net Family News. This interview from 2007 was part of Growing Up Online.

Topics

Social Networking
Social networking is here to stay. Collier discusses what it all means and why it's so attractive to kids.

Advice for Parents
Collier thinks parents don't need to worry about their kids online, provided they keep the lines of communication open.

Predator Panic
Collier shares some surprising -- and heartening -- statistics on the risk of online predators, and advises that kids are smarter than we often think.

Cyberbullying
The greatest danger of the social web is not predators but what kids do to themselves and each other, says Collier.


posted march 24, 2009

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