Reports say social networking site Bebo has set up a special onscreen panic button for users to report abuse without delay.
Reports say social networking site Bebo has set up a special onscreen panic button for users to report abuse without delay.
The pressing of the button will alert specially trained officers at the Government's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.
Scores of Brit Kids Lie About Age to Sign Up for MySpace and Bebo
A conservative MP in the UK warned that social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace are forcing thousands of young children to lie about their age.
A conservative MP in the UK warned that social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace are forcing thousands of young children to lie about their age.
"This service is totally free so there's no legitimate reason for these sites NOT to do it. They have a duty of care to the young," the News of the World quoted him as saying.
Bebo has total number of 21 million users.
Australian Kids are More Internet-savvy Than Ever
Australian kids are more internet-savvy than ever, all thanks to the daily usage among children under 10 tripling in the last four years, a survey has found.
Australian kids are more internet-savvy than ever, all thanks to the daily usage among children under 10 tripling in the last four years, a survey has found.
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20% of Brit Kids Have Met Strangers in Facebook, MySpace Etc
Nearly a fifth of British children have met a stranger they first encountered on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc.
Nearly a fifth of British children have met a stranger they first encountered on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc.
