Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet - 9781847428837

Children, Risk and Safety on the InternetResearch and Policy Challenges in Comparative Perspective\nAuthor(s): Sonia Livingstone, Leslie Haddon, Anke Grzig\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781847428837, 978-1847428837\nSynopsis\nAs internet use is extending to younger children, there is an increasing need for research focus on the risks young users are experiencing, as well as the opportunities, and how they should cope. With expert contributions from diverse disciplines and a uniquely cross-national breadth, this timely book examines the prospect of enhanced opportunities for learning, creativity and communication set against the fear of cyberbullying, pornography and invaded privacy by both strangers and peers. Based on an impressive in-depth survey of 25,000 children carried out by the EU Kids Online network, it offers wholly newfindings that extend previous research and counter both the optimistic and the pes.