The bottom line when it comes to kids, sex and the Internet is that no matter what laws we pass and what high-tech solutions we devise, the three of them together will never be less volatile than the first two alone. We can mitigate but not eliminate the drawbacks of high tech; there’s no way to get its benefits without them.
Predictor: Hafner, Katie
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Newsweek magazine, Katie Hafner and Steven Levy cover parents’ concerns over materials their children may access on the Internet. They write: ”The bottom line when it comes to kids, sex and the Internet is that no matter what laws we pass and what high-tech solutions we devise, the three of them together will never be less volatile than the first two alone. We can mitigate but not eliminate the drawbacks of high tech; there’s no way to get its benefits without them.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Ethics/Values
Name of publication: Newsweek
Title, headline, chapter name: No Place for Kids? A Parents’ Guide to Sex on the Net
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 126, Issue 1, Page 46 ISSN: 00289604
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney