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Internet Savvy, Internet Safe?

Nicola Hughes

By: Nicola Hughes

Communications Leader

Wednesday 06 February 2013

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According to a recent study, children who view clips of their TV favourites such as Peppa Pig and Sesame Street on YouTube are on average just three clicks away from explicit adult material. A separate study of 24,000 young people found that almost 27% of 7-11 years olds and nearly half of 11-19 year olds had come across something they found ‘…unpleasant…’ in the past 12 months.

But how do we protect young people when they are online? Initiatives such as the BBCs new Web Wise campaign can provide excellent resources for both parents and young people. Their Share Take Care campaign helps us all with ideas and suggestions on how to manage our online life.

Schools and colleges can also play their part, delivering courses and providing guidance; but where does the responsibility to teach our young people how to be safe online lie? Is home, school/college or perhaps both?

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