This paper examines the idea of an online child safety policy for Romania, which would provide an initiative to encourage smart online behavior in young children, prepare them to surf the Internet, and educate them to avoid its dangers. As technology develops and more and more children spend time online, they are exposed to numerous threats, dangers and potential abuse. Children need to learn...
Children have always been vulnerable to victimisation. Most of the issues related to Internet safety are primarily concerned with youth, especially minors. Yet, the blurred lines commonly become sharper when it comes to child safety. Objectionable content is clearly noted as improper and inappropriate, and includes a wide variety of materials including pornography, hate and violence content, content hazardous to health, suicide advice, anorexia advice, and the like.
What would you say if you had to read that on average, children in Europe start to go online at the age of seven? And how many children, aged between 9 and 12, do you think have a social networking profile? (Despite age restrictions, it’s 38% – one third of whom access the Internet from a mobile phone)
Are they too young to be online or on a social network? Are online risks too high?...
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