The use of the internet is increasingly widespread in every home, even many adults start new technologies thinking about the future of their children. We read in a story that according to the Eurobarometer, 82% of young people between 16 and 17 years of age regularly use the Internet, and 14 out of every 100 children under six years of age have minimal knowledge, so they already know how to navigate, search and Use certain instant messaging programs.
As on some other occasion we have mentioned in Babies and more, the internet brings many benefits in its proper use, but it can also entail many risks for children, so there are different education programs in the use of internet and child safety.
We also know the EU Kids Online program, which is currently in a project to ensure the safe use of the internet to minors. Eighteen countries of the European Union work in it, including Spain and two professors from the University of the Basque Country. The work they are developing and that will possibly be effective in 2009, is that websites that are suitable for children have the extension ".kids", which will ensure that the contents are suitable for minors.
They also work on the creation of different “firewalls” that will prevent the entry of unwanted content, as well as enhance complaints of pages that are not suitable for children through the website www.inhope.org.
The dangers are no longer only in the street, internet access can entail other dangers, although if you read this news, you will see that the internet can also be a salvation.
