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Tue 01 Jan 2009Teens warned to keep a low profile on social websites
Almost half of teenagers refer to sex, substance abuse or other risky behaviours on their publicly available profiles, which may attract unwanted attention from sexual predators or jeopardise their future employment prospects, research published this morning has found, writes Dr. Muiris Houston,Medical Correspondent
Dr Megan Moreno and her colleagues from the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute analysed the content of 500 online social network profiles between July and September 2007.
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