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Adolescents in foster care require guidelines for safe social media use, expert says

September 5, 2012 by

About 73 percent of online American teens use social networking sites, such as Facebook, to share photos, interests and experiences with others. For youths in the foster care system, sharing information online presents additional safety and privacy issues. A researcher recommends that child welfare agencies develop policies to guide how adolescents in foster care use social media.

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