{"id":239,"date":"2019-10-14T13:03:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caclapeer.org\/5uoqya1mj29tnywwkk9q77bsr2i4jw\/"},"modified":"2020-01-05T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T20:07:42","slug":"5uoqya1mj29tnywwkk9q77bsr2i4jw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caclapeer.org\/5uoqya1mj29tnywwkk9q77bsr2i4jw\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinder and Risk to Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><em>The following post was written by one of our Social Work interns, Brooke, who\u2019s been interning with us since August. She\u2019s attending Saginaw Valley State University and wishes to pursue a career in the Human Services Field. <\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u201cSeveral popular dating <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/technologies\/apps\"><strong>apps<\/strong><\/a><strong>, including <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/tinder-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit-for-17\"><strong>Tinder<\/strong><\/a><strong>, have failed to protect children from being sexually exploited on their platforms, a new report charges.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parentinfo.org\/article\/teens-on-tinder\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WHAT IS TINDER?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Tinder is basically a free dating app that matches people based off of several different factors. These include age, location and mutual friends and interests. If you come across a person you\u2019re interested in, you swipe right. Until june of 2016, Tinder\u2019s age requirement was only 13+. Since then, they have changed it to 18+.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfamily.com\/what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-tinder-2609052\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WHAT IS THE RISK?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Someone that signs up for Tinder does so through Facebook. Therefore, if your child fibbed about their age on that app, they can easily join Tinder even if they are under the age of 18. Unfortunately, not everyone on Tinder has good intentions. It can be used to find young children for ill purposes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Can promote sex<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Pictures can reveal a child\u2019s exact location<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Meeting strangers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/muchneeded.com\/tinder-statistics\/\"><strong>TINDER STATISTICS:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>50 million users<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>7% of users are <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/teens-tinder-13-to-17-year-olds_n_5199957\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>STILL<\/strong><\/span> <\/a><strong>between the ages of 13-17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Over 100 million downloads of the app<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Over 10 million daily active users<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>79% of Tinder users are millennial\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parentinfo.org\/article\/teens-on-tinder\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SAFETY TIPS FOR MEETING SOMEONE OFFLINE:<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">If you choose to pursue the app, here are a few helpful ideas:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Meet in a public place<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Take a trusted adult with you<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Tell a friend or family member where you are going<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>If it\u2019s not who it\u2019s supposed to be, leave immediately\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Don\u2019t accept a ride from the person you\u2019re meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Stay sober<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Have your cell phone readily available<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hear Others\u2019 Stories:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-rickard-guilty-plea-sentence-20190711-story.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-rickard-guilty-plea-sentence-20190711-story.html<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/12\/21\/man-accused-of-raping-11-year-old-girl-he-met-on-tinder\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/12\/21\/man-accused-of-raping-11-year-old-girl-he-met-on-tinder\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawenforcementtoday.com\/male-student-uses-app-to-pose-as-underage-girl-on-tinder-nabs-cop\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>https:\/\/www.lawenforcementtoday.com\/male-student-uses-app-to-pose-as-underage-girl-on-tinder-nabs-cop\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/bragging-sex-offender-jailed-sexual-13967175\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/bragging-sex-offender-jailed-sexual-13967175<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5813f50b59cc689660a3d746\/1568222288312-KKO6I87F448GYNYYE8Z3\/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kKdNOiqzIzyOgh-19KHFuSRZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWEtT5uBSRWt4vQZAgTJucoTqqXjS3CfNDSuuf31e0tVHgsZ7i_WSHTDF5YfkCDEv9ctAfpYGZNWN5pojvXUF0H91lH3P2bFZvTItROhWrBJ0\/Tinder-User-Demographics-2.png?format=original\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" 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These include age, location and mutual friends and interests. If you come across a person you\u2019re interested in, you swipe right. Until june of 2016, Tinder\u2019s age requirement was only 13+. 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