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Undilah PAS : MENENTANG KEZALIMAN & MENEGAKKAN KEADILAN
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The NST, Oct 1, 1999
Survey shows Net used for casual sex
By Patvinder Singh
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - A survey of a local website has revealed that 14.4
per cent of respondents want to meet people through the Internet for sexual
purposes.
Of those who met their virtual acquaintances on www.cari.com.my, 18.6 per
cent of respondents said they had consensual sex.
The survey showed 22 per cent sought marriage partners while 57.6 per cent
wanted casual acquaintances and six per cent were for other purposes.
The survey was carried out by the Urban Development Committee of the
Malaysian Youth Council out of concern over abuse of the Internet by youths.
Survey forms were e-mailed to 523 (25.7 per cent) of 2,037 advertisers on
the website and 118 responded.
Committee chairman Norizan Sharif told a Press conference today that 78.8
per cent wanted to meet their virtual friends and that 65.6 per cent of this
group were willing to provide information like their real names, telephone
numbers and addresses.
"This is rather unsettling as you do not know who you are actually revealing
these details to," he said.
He said 35.6 per cent of respondents - of whom 59.5 per cent were females -
reported being sexually harassed over the Internet, adding that no rape or
sexual coercion was reported by those who had a face-to-face meeting with
their virtual acquaintances.
The Malay Mail had reported on Aug 19 a gang-rape case that police referred
to as "cyber-rape" as the victim met her attacker through a cyber-chat.
After she agreed to meet him at a pasar malam, he took her to a banana grove
where he and his four friends took turns to rape her before holding her
captive for 15 hours.
The paper also said Singapore police had reported earlier that five
teenagers and a woman in her 20s were raped by men they met through the
Internet or telephone chat-lines.
Norizan said Internet users should be aware that not all information given
over the Internet was true - a 40-year-old man could pass himself off as a
14-year-old girl.
Information must be verified and users should refrain from giving full
names, addresses, telephone numbers and photographs, he added.
"Initial meetings should be held with others present and in public places
while obscene messages should be reported to the authorities," Norizan said.
The MYC suggested that Internet industry associations and computer
professionals should discharge their social responsibility by discussing and
solving various social issues that had surfaced with the development of
information technology.
"MYC feels people should make Internet-surfing a family activity. Parents
should note the time their child spends on the net as prolonged and late
night use may suggest abuse," Norizan said.
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