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Social media platforms are central to every aspect of teens' lives, from how they stay in touch with friends to how they engage with politics. This survey of 13- to 17-year-olds by the non-profit Common Sense Media, sheds light on teens' changing social media habits and why some kids are more deeply affected by their digital worlds.

The report is a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 kids age 13 to 17, showing how teens’ social media use continues to evolve.

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The introductionof whole home filtering solutions thatprompt account holders with a choiceto apply them is welcome. The maininternet service providers should havecontacted all their customers by the endof the year to offer this valuable service.We want to see all other ISPs followingsuit.Publishing adult pornography in away that makes it readily available tochildren is likely to be an offence underthe Obscene Publications Act 1959.We do not believe the police shouldnnnPublished by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeThis report by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommendsstronger action be taken to protect children from online bullying and pornography. Thereport calls for an increase in prosecutions of legal adult pornography sites that do nottake adequate steps to prevent children accessing them. It also said younger childrenwere able to access social media sites owing to inadequate age verification processes.Sites that are “particularly harmful” should be blocked altogether.Among other recommendations, they said there was a “clear need to ensure that thepolice have adequate resources to track down and arrest online paedophiles in sufficientnumbers to act as a meaningful deterrent to others”.Key points:Both the publication and possession of child abuse images are rightly illegal. Whilethese offences are bad enough, it must not be forgotten that such images representcrime scenes, often of the most horrific kind.There is a clear need to ensure that the police have adequate resources to track downnnhttp://www.teachingtimes.comThis month’s Reportsbe deterred from bringing to bookpublishers of adult pornography whomake little attempt to shield children fromtheir product. While acknowledgingthat the enforcement of obscenitylegislation is fraught with difficulty, notleast in the context of the internet, theauthors believe there is scope for greaterenforcement in this area to provide somedeterrent effect. There may also bescope for blocking particularly harmfuladult websites that make no seriousattempt to hinder access by children.As part of its existing media literacyduties, Ofcom has an important role inmonitoring internet content and advisingthe public on online safety. However,there is a need to avoid a significantextension of formal content regulationof the internet. Among the unintendedconsequences this could have would bea stifling of the free flow of ideas that liesat the heart of internet communication.Rather, more needs to be done tosignpost the advice and educationalresources available to both parents andteachers. This is all the more pressinggiven the growing use of social mediaand its misuse by some – both adultsand children. Today, one in five 12 to16-year-olds think being bullied online isnpart of life.Social media providers should offera range of prominently displayedoptions for, and routes to, reportingharmful content and communications.They should act on these reportsexpeditiously, keeping the complainantand—where appropriate—the subject ofthe complaints informed of outcomesand actions. Given that Facebook andTwitter are aware of the extent to whichtheir services are accessed by youngerchildren, thanks to age verificationprocesses that are at best flimsy, greaterattention should be paid to factoring thisinto the services provided, the contentallowed and the access to both. Thesame applies to other social mediacompanies in a similar position.Some of the worst online bullies and trollsare being brought to book in the courts.Much of the abuse and bullying that takesplace online is covered by existing laws, butthese need to be clarified with guidanceupdated for the online space. 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Leadership

To Cope With The Rise Of Robotics And The Gig Economy Entrepreneurship Must Be On the Curriculum

9 Oct 2020