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Media Coverage April 2005

Dangerous liaisons (The Guardian, 26 April 2005)
Research released exclusively to Education Guardian reveals that children are routinely putting themselves at risk on the internet. Many children seem unaware of the dangers - nearly half have given personal information to someone they met online, 30% have made an online acquaintance and a worrying 8% have had a face-to-face meeting with someone they first met on the net.

Half of all children are logging on to porn sites (Daily Mail, 27 April 2005)
A two year study by the London School of Economics reveals that more than 50 per cent of the millions of youngsters using the Internet have viewed explicit material and than a quarter has been sent pornographic junk email.

Net-illiterate failing children (BBC News Online, 28 April 2005)
Internet-illiterate parents could leave their children on the wrong side of the digital divide, researchers have said. Many parents lack the skills to help their child's internet use, a London School of Economics study has said.

Parents want tougher net laws (BBC News Online, 28 April 2005)
More than eight out of 10 parents want tougher laws against online pornography, a survey carried out by the London School of Economics claims. UK families seem to be more restrictive than in Europe when it comes to letting children use the internet, it found. But researchers say fears over its misuse mean some parents are too strict on allowing access - and may be harming their children's education.

Working class children fall foul of digital divide (The Guardian, 28 April 2005)
Children from poorer homes are becoming victims of a "digital divide" because their parents lack the skills to help them use the internet as effectively as their middle-class counterparts, says research. A study of internet use among more than 1,500 youngsters, conducted by the London School of Economics, revealed that children from better-off backgrounds not only had greater access to the world wide web at home but were more likely to exploit its array of resources.

Parents want tougher laws on internet pornography (Press Association, 28 April 2005)
Nearly nine out of 10 parents want tougher laws regulating internet pornography, according to research published today. British families seem to be more restrictive than their European counterparts when it comes to letting children use the internet, the London School of Economics study found.

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