Shock report reveals how millions of girls are at risk from paedophiles and bullies online

Shock report reveals how millions of girls are at risk from paedophiles and bullies onlineBy PAUL REVOIR - More by this author »Last updated at 01:00am on 2nd April 2008

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Parents are alarmingly ignorant of the danger posed to millions of girls by social networking websites, a report reveals.

A study of sites such as Bebo, Facebook and MySpace shows children using them can be at great risk from paedophiles and bullies.

More than a quarter of children aged eight to 11 bypass online age restrictions to put reams of intensely personal detail about themselves online.