Teenagers live online — nearly 58% of teens own smartphones and make up the market’s largest growing sector [1]. However, mobile-crazed teenagers aren’t as unconcerned about online safety as some people think, Mashable reports. Non-profit organization Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) [2] partnered with nine tech companies including Facebook, Microsoft and Google to build A Platform for Good [3]. The newly launched online resource provides teens, parents and teachers the tools to raise awareness about efficient online safety [4] practices.
“At Facebook, nothing is more important than the safety of the people who use our service,” The Facebook Safety team wrote [5]. “We believe that helping families teach teens digital citizenship skills is a critical and essential part of providing a safe and secure experience online.”
A recent Pew study [6] shows most American teens are already pro-active about what they share on social networks. Nearly 50% of survey participants decided against posting content online because of safety concerns. Teens regularly use privacy settings, selective friending and message controls…