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The increasing of social networking sites and mobile phone have presented society with problems in how to protect children . More and more youngsters are becoming of Internet predators and bullies. Parents are finding it more difficult to their kids are safe online. Gone are the days when Mum and Dad could keep an on their child’s surfing with parental controls on the family computer. Today’s new mobile and networked world new and dangerous to online kids. Two recent initiatives to teach children about cyber-safety. Internet safety will soon be taught in UAE schools, while in Indiana, USA, parents will an Internet Social Networking conference.

The UAE has a nationwide programme aimed at educating students on how to use the Internet safely and suspicious websites. Spokesman Jay Bavisi said: “Advances in instant communication , including the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and other messaging services, drive the very of our modern society. Parents, siblings, teachers and children will need to understand the dangers the world presents.” The Indiana conference will explore like cyber-bullying, sexting and online child exploitation. Local attorney Steven DeBrota said: “The one way to keep a kid safe is for them to be . If they do not believe automatically what people tell them, they will be safer.”