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- Facebook should do more to keep young children off the network. DALTON, MATT // New Media Age;6/2/2011, p13
In this article the author argues that Facebook is not suitable for children aged under 13 and suggests that Facebook create a version for under-13s with improved safety and without advertising.
- Downsides to Technology. Mansbacher, Jordana // Pediatrics for Parents;May/Jun2010, Vol. 26 Issue 5/6, p27
The article offers tips on how to the appeal of communication technology in children. It mentions that communication technology including phones, computers, bluetooth devices, and Internet are teaching kids to confront each other electronically, not personally but can decrease a child's...
- CYBER SAFETY. // State Legislatures;Dec2007, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p15
The article deals with a cyber safety initiative introduced in Michigan that aims to teach kids how to recognize the language of Internet predators. It provides age-appropriate messages that give children the knowledge they need to defend themselves. Elementary students hear messages delivered...
- Social networks have a duty of care. Pearse, Justin // New Media Age;6/14/2007, p14
The author argues that online social networks should be responsible in facilitating the online environment where children interact in. The author established such argument in reference to the plans of Playboy Enterprises to imbue the company as a global fashion brand, with mainstream glamour...
- Child guardian. Wakefield, Jane // New Media Age;6/14/2007, p16
This article focuses on the role of Jim Gamble as head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). He spearheads efforts to monitor pedophiles as they use the Internet to lure and victimize children. A former military policeman in the British Army, Gamble went back to Northern...
- Untitled. Thomson, Rebecca // Computer Weekly;12/15/2009, p66
The article reports that the Internet safety strategy called Click Clever Click Safe produced by Great Britain Council for Child Internet Safety will require Internet service providers (ISP) to be independently reviewed to make sure they are doing enough to keep children safe. The strategy will...
- INTERNET SAFETY SURVEY: WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN? Charlotte Chang // Berkeley Technology Law Journal;2010 Annual Review, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p501
The article provides information on Internet safety survey related to the use of Internet by children and teenagers. It informs about legislative attempts to regulate social networking sites from sex offenders, cyberbullying and proposed solutions to online safety issue. It further informs that...
- GO WITH THE FLOW. Boule, Michelle // School Library Journal;Nov2008, Vol. 54 Issue 11, p50
The article presents several talking points for those interested in promoting the use of social Web-based applications like social networking sites or blogs in school libraries. The article explains how social software can enhance learning by improving communication skills among other things,...
- Cyber Safety. SIDDIQUI, SAMANA // Islamic Horizons;Mar/Apr2011, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p24
The article discusses the occurrence of bullying on the Internet and how Muslim parents could prevent their children from experiencing it. Results of a survey that was conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life indicated that 73 percent of online American teenagers had experienced using a...
