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The internet playgound principles
In a playground, we have slides, swings, see saws, climbing frames and all manner of challenges that deliver enjoyment and intrigue to our children. However in our playgrounds we have safety features and soft surfaces to avoid them getting injured, enclosed fencing to stop them from running out on to a road and parental supervision. Now we need to provide those safety features for the Internet playground.
If 2019 has shown us anything, it is that our concerns for children’s online safety are extremely high. But not managing our children's online interactions and behaviour is leading to unknown consequences. What we do know is that recent, tragic cases validate our concerns and highlight our inability to manage our children's usage of the internet. The Ana Kriegel tragedy was one of the most devastating cases of 2019. Dublin man Darragh Meehan groomed and sexually abused an underage girl after meeting her on Facebook and the awful Molly Russell tragedy. YouTuber Austin Jones convinced his underage fans to send him sexual images. An Irish woman was recently prosecuted for possession of child pornography, which she received unwittingly via WhatsApp.
When tragedy strikes, we make noise, complain about it briefly, forget it and move on without enacting any change. We need to be more proactive in our children’s online safety; nobody is going to do it for us.
It's a big problem
But there is a solution
Read our internet playgorund principles in full to find our complete
solution to internet safety situation in Ireland.
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