June 2013
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This seminar brought together key perspectives on addressing commercialisation and sexualisation of children online, including efforts being made in the UK and Europe by policymakers, business groups and the third sector to enable young people to have safe access to online communities and to participate in culturally rich content. It followed the commitment earlier in the year from the Minister, Ed Vaizey MP, that "Britain will have the most robust internet child protection measures of any country in the world, bar none".
Delegates assessed the emerging challenges to achieve secure online access for young people, including initiatives and practical options for empowering parents and protecting young people involving businesses, schools, government and law enforcement. It followed the commitment from Government to ensure a web filtering measure which requires every parent to be prompted to protect their child online, and the agenda included sessions on the tools and skills available to empower young people to safely access and utilise online content, such as through age verification tools, website monitoring, age-appropriate privacy settings and single click buttons for reporting harmful content - as well as the possible unintended consequences brought about by these tools.
