New Measures to protect children on the internet

7^th May 2012

On 2nd May the European Commission presented a plan to offer improved use of the internet by children and teenagers. Indeed 75% of children use the internet, a third of whom by means of a mobile phone. The plan put forward by the Commission aims to give children the competence and tools that will enable them to take full advantage of the digitial world in all safety. This plan will apply thanks to a partnership between the Commission and mobile phone operators, phone manufacturers and social network service providers. Cecilia Malmström, a member of the Committee for Internal Affairs insists on the fact that "young people need protection" since they "remain vulnerable to on-line threats."

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