Safer Internet in the EU

Author: Fabienne
December 11, 2008

55 million euro will be invested by the EU to make the Internet safer for children. How? The EU will use the money to create software to avoid online harassment and abuse of children’s innocence. Also parents and teachers will be informed about the risks of Internet and what they can do to prevent problem.

More than 70 % of children between 6 and 17 in Europe go online and 50% of the teenagers owns a mobile phone. 54% of the parents are worried because their children are bullied online or by SMS.

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