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Fiona Ford

Can we make the internet safe for kids? How one mum is trying to protect her children

Girl looking at her phone.

We all want to keep our children safe, and that includes online. These days, kids as young as seven are using social media, but monitoring their activity and blocking access to certain sites and apps, only goes a small way in protecting them.

According to a study, 22% of children admit they’ve seen something online that they wouldn't want their parents to know about. And as well as inappropriate content, online bullying is rife. But reports show that 38% of parents are unaware of the risks of online bullying associated with social media sites and one in five parents don’t bother with parental controls.

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