David Draiman Quotes

Don't try to get involved with people on the Internet because it can be very dangerous. The whole point of 'Trust' is to inform people about this issue.

Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.

Safety' hysteria destroyed MySpace in the press. It got MySpace banned from schools, Apple stores, and by well-meaning parents who had been terrorized by what they were reading.

When it comes to letting kids out into dark alleys, we understand that they have things to steal. We need to understand that in online life, too.

There's not really any safe places on the Internet.

The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin someone's life. I don't think parents realize what's going on.

Make no mistake; child predation on the Internet is a growing problem.

I think the 'Predator' franchise has been great on a number of levels. When it comes to online safety for kids, and adults, I think we've raised awareness and created a dialogue that didn't exist three-and-a-half years ago. Clearly, it has resonated with viewers for a variety of reasons, and I'm attached to it.

Kids are coming online and connecting at a pace that's faster than their physical maturation process. Would you ever imagine that you'd have to talk to your kid about phishing before you're talking to him about the birds and the bees?

I definitely feel like there's a lot of terrible things on the Internet, obviously. You can really pretty much find anything on there. It's pretty awful. And the crazy thing is that we don't even access that much of it - it's like the dark web or whatever. It's the other Internet that we don't even access.

More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles and more. You'll enjoy it: I've had threats and blackmail, abuse, smears and formal complaints with forged documentation.

I think something will soon have to be done to protect people from hacking and blogging and lying and spreading rumors and chasing you down the street. Lives are wrecked that way.

I worry about my grandchildren because the Internet can be brutal.

I don't immerse myself in the Internet chatter because it opens you up to a whole source of danger.

When politicians say, 'Oh, parents should supervise their kids' Internet use,' it drives me crazy.

I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to seeing potentially horrifying things on the Internet.

Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a unique website to serve as a clearinghouse and resource for parents, teachers and children for information on the dangers of surfing the Internet.

Generally, social networking sites can be hugely promising and beneficial in opening new friendships and vistas and knowledge of the world, but they are also fraught with peril, when young people are reckless or headless.

The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them.

I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.

We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.

A largely unregulated Internet has created knowledge and wealth, but it's also long provided a medium for predatory, abusive and bullying behavior.

The constant abuse of online activity must stop.

My kids were targeted on Facebook by protesters.

There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet.