UNICEF Is Unhappy About Lack Of Online Protection For Kids
A new report looks at the dangers that youngsters face on the internet — but also points up the transformative ways in which they benefit from digital access.
For many of the estimated 170,000 children who go online for the first time each day, the virtual universe will offer new possibilities to connect with the world — and access to unbounded knowledge and services.
But the virtual world can also present dangers. And kids who don't yet have the awareness to navigate the web safely could fall prey to these threats.
Laurence Chandy, UNICEF's director of data, research and policy, says that while a third of all internet users are
