UK Child Internet Safety Council Launches
September 29, 2008 | by Christopher Nickson
Today sees the launch of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety, bringing together over 100 organizations to protect kids online.
It’s no secret that the online world can be a dangerous place for kids. But the UK Council for Child Internet Safety is attempting to make it a safer, friendlier place from its launch today.
Earlier this year, psychologist Tanya Brown recommended setting up the council in her report on children and technology, and plenty of people have climbed on board. The council has over 100 organizations as members, many of them tech companies, including Microsoft, Google, Facebook and mobile phone provider O2.
The aims of the council – which will report to the prime minister – include shutting down harmful sites, developing responsible online ads, and working out a voluntary code for those Web 2.0 sites that have content from users, as well as the thorny issue of cyberbullying.
Dr. Byron told the BBC:
"Every parent will know that video games and the internet are a part of childhood like never before.
"This is extremely positive; giving kids the opportunities to learn to have fun and communicate in ways that previous generations could only dream of. But it can also present a huge challenge to parents and other adults involved in the welfare of children."
Post Your Comment...Comments
Comment on this article
Please keep your comments relevant to this article. Email addresses are not displayed, they are only required to verify you are human.
When you submit your comment, an email will be sent to your email address with a confirmation link. Once you have clicked on that confirmation link your comment will be posted.
HTML is not allowed.
RSS Feed
David Gerard on Sep 30th, 2008 at 3:49 PM:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the launch of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety as a "path-breaking" new diversion designed to protect the most vulnerable members of society: "The politicians."
The Council was formed based on recommendations from television psychologist Dr Tanya Byron's report Gi's A Consultancy Go On Gi's It. "The UK is a world leader on internet safety for children, and I look forward to collecting a truly spectacular ongoing income stream."
Blog rant: http://tinyurl.com/4jy76k