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Virtually Safe

August 30, 2006

Children’s safety may not always be at peril when they go online. In fact, the latest developments are hopefully a move in the opposite direction. I received news yesterday about a new attempt to tackle bullying through roleplay in a virtual world. The scheme is being developed by a consortium of nine European universities. Professor Ruth [...]

Children safer online

August 10, 2006

Compared to 2000, children are now around 30% less likely to be sexually solicited online, but more likely to encounter pornography and to be harassed. The University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center surveyed 1500 children last year and compared findings with a similar group five years earlier. The full report is available [...]