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I tried it out by the way instead of registering try bugmenot.com, but a lot of them are 'private' but I wouldn't say its much worse than things like myspace, it allows you to see who you're actually talking to unlike myspace you could be talking to anyone which I believe can cause more concern.
I did write a lot more but I don't fancy having the trouble to defend my argument at the moment.

That is so scary.

I can't believe that you only have to be 14 to use the site and, of course, they have no way of knowing if the person is lying. It could be a ten year old using it.

I ran across a profile that the girl actually felt the need to post a message on her profile that "No, I will not pose naked for you, don't even ask. I will not perform secsual acts either, pervert!" (Her spelling not mine.) It's not an exact quote, because I'm posting from memory, but that was the general idea. The fact that she felt the need to put that on her profile, makes me shudder.

It's really a pedophiles/predator' s dream on that site.

HI Mrs. Flipphead.

I have visited the site quite a few times over the months, and every single time I log on, there are "14" year old girls, in their bedrooms. Many of the conversations are in fact, "adult" oriented. And many of the profiles I have seen, say similar things as you mentioned.

There are very "interesting" chat room names as well, that are of adult nature.

There are numerous concerns here that are very troubeling. And I agree, yes, it truly is a predators and voyeur's dream!!

Thank you for your commment!!

Hi Mike,

Thank you for commenting.

As a parent and advocate for children's safety, this site, as I mentioned in my posts, are incredibly disturbing.

What one chooses to do as an adult, is one thing, but a 14 year old child, being videotaped and watched by MANY strangers, is very troubeling indeed. I also wonder if some of the children I saw online, were in fact even 14 years old?

Many of the conversations were of a sexual nature as well, even tho the site does not "condone" that. Who knows who is watching these children??

And are parents aware of what is going on, under their own roof??

Thank you for your comments. I would have liked to hear your entire thoughts--that is why we are here....

Wow...that is very scary. I know that one day, I will have children that are very internet-savvy. I hope that I can also teach them to be safe. I also pray that I can keep up with the things they learn.

Hi Tam. Technology and the Internet is changing so very quickly, I often wonder what things will be like in 5 years?? The issues that concern us today, will they even be problematic? What new things will we have to worry about?

Have a great weekend!!

I've read the post and the responses, and I cant help but agree, however as a stickam user I feel that its wrong to base the site on such a topic. Im 22, and have been on stickam for almost a year now. I never ask other people to "show" as we say, and I make propper use of the ban/block buttons when asked myself.
As a site that deals in "LIVE" chats, there is the possiblity of exposure of underage people both male and female, most of the people I've seen underage have such a disclamer in their profiles, because of the websites tolerance. A user can be banned from the website(Ban the IP adress). I've made very good friends with people across the US, to the extent of meeting some of them, on the legal spectrum of course 18+
Stickam is fun, for people who use it correctly. Parents with children under 18 who have stickam profiles should be wary of their childrens activites, but let them have fun. I think its nice to actually see who Im talking to. ^_^

Check out my sitckam profile(link included) and see that its just a wesbite. Better than meeting someone off of myspace

Hi Micah,

Thanks so much for your insight. I'm glad your experience on Stickam has been a positive one.

That said, my concern is for children who use sites such as Stickam. My job is to educate parents, teachers and children as to potential risks and dangers on the Internet.

I only just recently came across stickam because my 14 year old cousin asked me if I knew who Kiki Kannibal was. No, I have never heard of her but of course I googled her, and what I found was absolutely disgusting. Her age varies depending on the source but the average is 15/16 years old...http://www.stickam.com/profile/kikikannibal

It is also interesting to look at stickydrama.com. This is a website that posts the goings on of stickam as well as a "noodz" section. Which is what it sounds like, nude photos of various stickam users that are know to be 'of age'.

After reading a bit on stickydrama.com, it becomes clear that Kiki Kannibal's mother actually approves of her half naked photos that are on her stickam page. It is amazing to me that these young girls are becoming 'e-celebs' by looking way older than they are and chatting on cam to whoever is watching. It is also disturbing that young girls, like my cousin, are watching these 'e-celebs' and idolizing them.

I agree with Michah in that the premise of stickam is a good one. I am also 22 and would much rather chat to someone when I can see them. But I think that it should clearly be 18+ in one section, and under 18 in a separate section. The reason I feel that under 18's should be allowed at all is simply because I feel that if it were kept safe, it would be a good outlet for those kids who dont fit in with their peer groups, etc. I have seen a lot of kids who would clearly not be accepted at school but have many friends on stickam. If that is all kept innocent and appropriate, I feel it could be beneficial rather than harmful.

Thanks for posting about that. There need to be some serious changes regarding this site.

First and foremost, I agree with the intentions of this site; however, by allowing anonymous posts like the one above, you encounter an additional risk of cyberbullying. Isn't this one of the things you are trying to reduce? Kiki has been cyber bullied on the internet, and one of the biggest bullies is Stickydrama.com which is run by a 30 year old man in New York.

The comment above was libelous in nature because the individual does not personally know what I think or feel, nor does he or she know my daughter. "After reading a bit on stickydrama.com, it becomes clear that Kiki Kannibal's mother actually approves of her half naked photos that are on her stickam page". Frankly, basing your conclusion on a site that routinely harasses and endangers my family by posting personal and libelous information, shows me what category you fall into. You are not an objective individual who cares about the safety of children on the internet. If you did you wouldn't have posted Kiki's stickam, nor would you have posted that hideous site "Stickydrama". You have advertised a site that is basically a cyber bullying site is disguise.

When you googled, "Kiki", did you find the amount of cyber bullying directed towards her disgusting? I highly doubt that is what you found disgusting although it should have been. Kiki has the right to be on the internet as much as any individual here. In addition as bad as you think Stickam is, the risk of a "Lori Drew" situation is much less.

I found it interesting that your comment was more directed to myself and Kiki than to the obscene nature of Stickydrama. Stickydrama has a history of cyber bullying my daughter, posting libel, and posting private and personal information. Stickydrama has made it quite clear that Kiki is one "whom I will destroy". This statement was posted on the Stickydrama Stickam. Here you have a 28-30 year old individual stalking, watching, and harassing a minor. I think instead of focusing on Kiki, you should be focusing on the incredibly cruel and obnoxious behavior of people who hate and habitually make it his or her life mission to hurt a minor. Go after the "demons" on the net, not the kids that are just trying to have fun and survive in this techno-based world today.

I know Kiki is a good kid. She is creative, funny, and sometime controversial;however, if you do not like her, that does not give you the right to harass her. If you are truly concerned for her, then instead of attacking her or her family, you should get involved in your politcal arena and start making some changes to the current legal system regarding internet crimes.

Remember, this is an internet safety site, not a site to further bash Kiki.

Wow, it's interesting that you did not post my response to the above comment. It was a valid response to an anonymous post commenting untrue information based on a site run by a 30 year old man who cyber bullys Kiki.

Just FYI Kiki has helped many girls with subjects like being bullied at school, on the internet, and personal problems. She has those that like her (NOT IDOLIZE)because she has provided support for them in times of need. Kids identify with her goofy fun side, and they have seen the sick abuse she has received from haters. Many kids have received similar kinds of treatment and can identify with Kiki.

Please stop using Kiki as a means for advertising your hypocritical site. You are leaving up a comment that is libel and derogatory towards a minor. It's highly suspect when you can't allow a simple post from me that clarifies what Stickydrama really is and states that the above comment was in alignment with the very things you say you are fighting.

Cathy,

Any type of bullying online is not condoned by me or this website. I have personally spent the past four years of my life trying to educate parents, teachers and thousands of children as to the many subjects our children may face online, including electronic bullying.

I'm not sure if you were directing those comments toward me, or the person who wrote a response to a very troubling website, Stickam.

It is my job to educate and inform. Some subjects are sensitive and difficult to discuss. Once the information is written and posted, it is up to the parents to decide what is best for their children and students.

Children are visiting websites that are inappropriate. Many parents simply can not keep up or are unaware of such sites. It is my job to inform and educate so at the very least, they are aware of such concerns.

Many disturbing issues are openly discussed and written about on this website. Many parents are still unaware of Stickam or StickyDrama. The images and things I've personally witnessed on Stickam were extremely disturbing to me as well as others.

The reader above was commenting on a variety of issues regarding Stickam and giving her personal opinion. Comments made by readers do not necessarily reflect my views.

Many websites have minimum age requirements and some children do not comply with those rules. It is also true that many children do in fact look up to certain celebrities or people and consider them "role models."

Your comments regarding this website, if directed at me, were out of line, baseless and untrue.

Hi there, I am a 30yo "webcam community" surfer, I like to chat and surf on webcam communities; they are the places where you can meet people and watch in their eyes..
btw I am not here to speak about me but of Stickam. I had an account on it untill 6months ago, well I recognize that there should be people over or underage who like to "perform" and show their selves "for free" as the website is free to everybody...
what I think is taht you shouldn't point your fingers against the website or against some people who perform on thir or other's rooms!!! The website provide a good safety policy against attack to children banning and comunicating the IP numbers to the authorities, as any other web site does in case of abuses!!! A room on Stickam could be closed to that are older ol younger of a determinated agem chosen by the owner of the room!!! If we are talking about "kids" who performs on cam and open the room to others with no age restrictions or choose to undress/simulate/perform on not private rooms...it is their choices!!!
The webmasters, whenever is proved that there an abuse an and from youngis done, as soon as possible, bann the "abuser", so we must recognize that the site sas no responsabilities and faults!

- Why only a few people "perform" on Stickam beeing a "bad example"?
- Why the rest seems to help to grown the community with live shows and social discussion???
- Would we close a website just "because of a few" forgetting "the most"???
- Would we close "internet" because of "bad examples" we can find on it forgetting the social discussions, forums, social evernts...?

The most of people, teens and not, uses Stickam properly,chatting sharing their ides and opinions with others and allowing people of every age to enter their rooms, fpr that reason, good way for them to grow and learn as often (too often!!!!!!!!) they have no talks with their parents because they are considered "too young to understand!". (What dost it means? Should they be 18+ to speak about sex and drugs wth parents?)

I think, (...and strongly i do!) we shouldn't bann them from websites, but we MUST BANN their parents who forget them infront of the TV, COMPUTERS, VIDEO GAMES and have no attention for their teens, exposing them to the higher risks on internet and on the

It's ttrue that many teenager try to find porn by theirselves and learn "on the road" while they could learn to be disgusted as many already are...so, my opinion is:

WE SHOULDN'T START by BLOCKING THE ATTACKS AGAINST OUR TEENS...
...WE SHOULD TEACH THEM TO DEFEND!!!

Many thanks to whom will understand.

Fact: Parents have to sleep and often go to the store without their teenagers.
Fact: Even teens from nurturing homes may utilize these unmonitored times to explore questionable internet sites to see what's the buzz among classmates.

My concern is one of a legal nature relating to potential charges of child pornography and sex offender status. If a teen captures a live sexually related webcast of an underage teen and saves the video file to their computer, they are technically in possession of child pornography. If these captured videos are then shared among fellow teens, they are now distributing child porn. Even partying 16 year old girls broadcasting each other lifting their shirts, could be construed as distributing porn. While most teens would view this activity as morally wrong, few would realize the potential legal ramifications. A Florida state appeals court ruled on January 19, 2007 that two teens (A.H. and J.G.W) could indeed be prosecuted for racy photos they shared with each other. Yikes!

Are you crazy? Child porn is about adults RAPING, HURTING and ABUSING little CHILDREN. It's evil beyond belief, and how you can even bring it up or compare it to anything that being discussed here is unbelievable and downright offensive.

There is nothing MORE natural than for teenagers to be attracted to others their own age. What's the alternative, that we push them to be more attracted to people several years older than them? I thought age-gap relationships between teenagers and older people were undesirable; what would be the sense in encouraging that? Teens should be attracted to people their age, and anyone who labels them sex offenders for it should be shot.

About Stickam: Thankfully, it's easy for a kid to permanently block an unwanted viewer and kick them out of the room. It literally takes one click. They can also restrict viewers to people their age. Also, the part about deleting emails needs to be put into context. When running a site of that size, you're likely to get tens if not hundreds of emails about exactly the same problem. For example, the admins might receive an email saying "user X is harassing me", so they ban user X. Then they see there another 250 more emails all saying "user X is harassing me", what are they going to do? They're not going to waste time reading them since the problem is already dealt with, so instead they just delete them.
It's amazing how news reporter can play on people's ignorance to give a false impression of things.

it is definitely a pedophiles dream.... it was designed by pedophiles. the "private" feature is the work of pedophiles. it is not to protect the low age of children on this server. it is to ensure the safe haven of which the pedophiles can talk them into going private with them. a cure to this problem, is to get rid of the "private" feature of this so called webcam friendly server.................

You know the most inane issue is here with topic posts such as this? Is that they're completely pointless.

Think about it. You're attacking something brand new --kinda-sorta. And completely forgetting what has been complained about before; such as but not limited to: America Online, Yahoo Inc Messenger, IRC, and not to forget; Your email. And more-so. You completely forget that it's not just this; SticKam. You phone has the same probability to exploit you just so much as any of this. Does your home incorporate a In home Security Camera? The whole "Disturbing" is not-so-disturbing. If you'd educate yourself and make yourself responsible and remember what's really out there. It's ironic to come to an understanding that it's always the "in the fresh, or that one or few things" we take in to mind and assimilate as the bad thing, when it's not.

Regards,
xyr0x

Believe me, stickam is a porn companies dream.

People pay top dollar for amateur, authentic people (especially young girls) exposing themselves.

I have limewire and did a stickam search. There are hundreds of videos that have been captured from stickam. Delete anything you download, because chances are, it is a girl under 18, who is exposing herself alone or with her friends.

It is quite shocking.

As in,,,

Go to Limewire.Com

Install free software.

Search for Stickam

You will find the true reason for the Stickam enterprise.

The "private" feature is actually designed for the opposite reason, to PREVENT perverts from viewing someone's chat. If someone's being harassed into going private with someone, they can simply ban them and report them. Similarly, a 14 year old can prevent anyone over 16 from evtering their chatroom, it's not difficult.

In fact if you look, most people just talk to people their own age and totally ignore and kick out the perverts and cyberbullies when they show up. Sure, sexual stuff happens, but between kids of a similar age I can't see how that can be called unnatural. People are attracted to and mess around with others their own age, it's fairly normal. I must ask, do we really want to be telling 14 year old kids that they should be attracted to 25-40 year olds? Or is it better to tell them they should be attracted to other 14 year olds?

The person who runs stickydrama isn't a 30 year old man. He's about 20 and his name is Anthony.
What kind of parent are you? Letting you dress like a **** and having her posting her pictures online...

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