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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

Safer Internet Day: How children can help parents learn about online safety

Young people and their carers must urgently talk about the dangers of the internet, experts have urged, as the world marks Safer Internet Day.

Conversations around safety, privacy and danger on the internet have tended to revolve around what parents and carers should be doing to look after young people. But new research shows those young people are keen to have an active role in safety on the internet – and are keen to educate the older people in their life about their concerns.

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