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A British organisation has [recommended / commended] that children as young as five should be given [instruction / instructions] on the dangers of the Internet. The U.K. Safer Internet Centre is co-funded by the European Commission and [delves / delivers] a wide range of activities and initiatives to promote the [safe / safety] and responsible use of technology. Britain's National Society [for / from] the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) welcomed the [advise / advice] and [urged / purged] schools to provide appropriate guidance [on / at] Internet use. The NSPCC's Claire Lilley warned of the dangers youngsters [faced / headed] by being online. She said: "We are facing an e-safety time bomb. Young people tell us they are experiencing all sorts of new forms of abuse on a [scale / scaled] never seen before."

The Safer Internet Centre published an online survey of children's [mirrors / reflections] on the Internet on February 5th, to [coincide / coincidence] with the UK's Safer Internet Day. The report summarises the [opinions / opines] of 24,000 schoolchildren. It found that 31% of seven to 11-year-olds said that gossip or [meant / mean] comments online had stopped them from enjoying the Internet. Children also said they had been [exposed / exposing] to online pornography, experienced cyber-bullying and had been [faced / forced] into sending [indecent / decent] images of themselves to others. The report said: "Promoting a safer and better Internet for children…involves promoting their online [rights / right] - to be safe online, to report [concerned / concerns] and to manage their [privacy / private] ."

 


 
 

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