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Charity NSPCC with advice on online safety for children and also, if they are spending too much time online
National World - LocalTV
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22/01/2025
A recent survey by Ofcom found that children are spending hours online each day, something high could be detrimental to their health.
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We know that the online world is a really important part of many children's lives.
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They enjoy exploring new communities on there, connecting with their friends and learning
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about the world. So we want to make sure they can access the benefits of it. But it is important
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to think as well about what some of the risks or challenges might be with spending too long
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online. Now, we don't say that there's a particular right or wrong amount of time to spend online.
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This really will depend on the child, on their needs and their support systems. But what
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is important is that parents are working with children to think about what a healthy
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balance might look like for them and then setting some sensible boundaries in place.
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The anonymity of the online world can expose children to a range of risks from cyberbullying
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and online grooming to exposure to age inappropriate content and also the spread of misinformation.
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There are a number of things at the NSPTC that we're worried about when we think about
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children's safety online. We hear from Calls to Childline that children are being groomed
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at scale online with perpetrators often creating fake profiles to build relationships and contacts
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with children online and then using this to groom and exploit children. We also know that
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children are exposed to a really wide range of harmful content online, whether that's
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age inappropriate material, violent content or sorts of material that will impact their
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mental health. Tech companies absolutely need to be taking much greater responsibility for
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the harms that we know children are facing online. For too long, organisations like the
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NSPTC have been calling for greater action and for tech companies to step up, but we
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haven't seen enough movement yet.
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The Labour Party has proposed strengthening online safety for children, including measures
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to hold tech companies accountable for harmful content.
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So parents can visit the NSPTC's online safety hub. Now, this has a wide range of resources
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that parents can look at, anything from starting those conversations that can be tricky about
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how do you approach difficult subjects with your children.
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