61% Of Parents Log Onto Kids’ Facebook Accounts

Findings:

• 61 percent of U.S. parents admitted to logging into their teenager’s Facebook account without letting the kids know;
• 20 percent of the parents said they’ve encountered explicit messages in their kids’ accounts;
• 72 percent say they’ve befriended their teen on Facebook to monitor behavior;
• 20 percent suspect their children are accessing pornography or illegal music downloads;
• 20 percent suspect their teens of “sexting,” sending nude images of themselves to others;
• 20 percent of American parents also suspect their teens of “sexting” via their mobile phones; and
• 80 percent of parents believe their teens befriend people online who they’ve never met in person.