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| − | Many of you may not know, children from the age of 13 are allowed on | + | Many of you may not know, children from the age of 13 are allowed on Facebook, which is the reason why MouseHunt promotes the "family friendly" status of the game and on its discussion boards. |
The big old WWW is a great place to be, but it does have many many evils lurking, especially for children. A study once said anyone who is on a computer on the Internet is only three clicks away from porn at any time, mainly via search engines. Although much progress has been made to make the accessibility harder for children to access this type of material, it is still in reality very easy. | The big old WWW is a great place to be, but it does have many many evils lurking, especially for children. A study once said anyone who is on a computer on the Internet is only three clicks away from porn at any time, mainly via search engines. Although much progress has been made to make the accessibility harder for children to access this type of material, it is still in reality very easy. | ||
| − | Many horror stories have arisen out of chat rooms and forums over time concerning children and their safety - the danger is always present, and as such this page is here to provide some valuable information on keeping your children safe, both here on MouseHunt, on | + | Many horror stories have arisen out of chat rooms and forums over time concerning children and their safety - the danger is always present, and as such this page is here to provide some valuable information on keeping your children safe, both here on MouseHunt, on Facebook and the Internet as a whole. |
| − | As | + | As Facebook forbids children under the age of 13, these sites on child safety online are primarily for over 13's, but each site does have sections on under 13's for external areas to Facebook. |
'''''KidSmart''''' - Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International. | '''''KidSmart''''' - Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International. | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 2 December 2008
Child Online Safety
Many of you may not know, children from the age of 13 are allowed on Facebook, which is the reason why MouseHunt promotes the "family friendly" status of the game and on its discussion boards.
The big old WWW is a great place to be, but it does have many many evils lurking, especially for children. A study once said anyone who is on a computer on the Internet is only three clicks away from porn at any time, mainly via search engines. Although much progress has been made to make the accessibility harder for children to access this type of material, it is still in reality very easy.
Many horror stories have arisen out of chat rooms and forums over time concerning children and their safety - the danger is always present, and as such this page is here to provide some valuable information on keeping your children safe, both here on MouseHunt, on Facebook and the Internet as a whole.
As Facebook forbids children under the age of 13, these sites on child safety online are primarily for over 13's, but each site does have sections on under 13's for external areas to Facebook.
KidSmart - Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International. http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/default.aspx
Childnet International - Childnet International, a non-profit organization working with others to “help make the Internet a great and safe place for children". http://www.childnet-int.org/
Thinkuknow - If you’re between 11 and 16, you probably know a lot about using the Internet. We’ve created this space for you to share what we think is good, look at what’s not, share experiences of things that have gone wrong and show you ways you can get yourself out of bad situations. http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_16/
