There is no more education than once Nicole Gandolfi
prohibit the use of Facebook in the news to their children, especially adolescent girls in question are called Sasha and Malia and uncompromising parent Michelle Obama. In an interview a few days ago the Today Show, the first lady also said the U.S. was not a big fan of the boys with a profile on social networks.
Although the U.S. president's two daughters do not live in the White House and are forced to a number of restrictions for security reasons, Michelle said she was convinced that Facebook is not something of which his children need. The news has gone around the world and has received so large since its Monday was held World Day for Safety for Children on the Net
"It's more of a game, it's your life" was the slogan chosen for Edition 2011 of the event aimed to promote a safe and responsible use of new media among young people. This year's theme - virtual lives - has focused mainly on the online gaming and social networking. A study by Microsoft (which is the main technology partner of the initiative co-funded by EU) has shown that there is a widespread knowledge of Web Security issues in a general sense, but that parents are very far from having precise ideas regarding the means of prevention.
Not too many people to go beyond a superficial knowledge of tools such as the most popular social network (Facebook, Twitter, MSN) and to ignore the social options of mobile phones, cable TV, PlayStation, Xbox and Wii. In essence, parents are unaware that you can access the network by means other than computer. In addition, the vast majority of children and young people not to use specific precautions regarding the protection of their personal data online (only a quarter of them active) and less than half of teens restrict access to their pages only to friends and relatives .
In many (nearly 80%) admit to having received contacts from virtual unknown to 20% of them have talked online with people older than age but also not to be particularly dedicated in such contacts, but not to be afraid or fear. A quarter, however, is significantly affected, and this is a very important number
generally only 3% of young parents or teachers to report contacts with strangers. More than 80% of children admitted to have sent messages or posted bad or threatening comments. Finally, expressing strong opinions is the most pleasing to the children, followed by the personal confidence to make friends. As for the big shows first hand knowledge of the web still rough and its dynamics: the only parents who routinely use the parental controls are those of the United Kingdom, where another is in progress strong campaign against online porn.
The parental controls however latita the online presence of children, sometimes even completely absent (32%), despite nearly 90% of parents stated however that he had spoken openly with the children of the risks and dangers world of the Web
