The move follows a government-commissioned report by psychologist Tanya Byron earlier this year, which called for the setting up of a child safety council, as part of a drive to protect children using the internet and digital technologies. They will work together to create a child internet safety strategy to be published next year. The membership of the council is here . Given BECTA are there I would have thought there would have been scope for Learning Teaching Scotland to be onboard?
A new internet watchdog has been launched to help protect children from “harmful” web content, such as cyber-bullying and violent video games.
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) brings together social networking sites and technology firms.
It aims to teach children about web dangers, target harmful net content and establish a code of conduct for sites featuring material uploaded by users.[From BBC NEWS | Education | Children's web watchdog launched]
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