A-Z: C for Cyber Protection
52 views · Published 21 November 2012 · 2:24 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: European Parliament · 2012 · News & Politics
Hi! Welcome to A-Z! C for Cyber Protection. In Europe, 11 to 15-year-olds are glued to the net. For 88 minutes a day on average. How do we protect them from danger on the net? Everyone likes to surf the web, but it's not without risk. On the internet you can come across some shocking sites. So, you're looking for a video you like and you get a screen full of death or sex. That happened to Luzian. Did you tell anyone? When I watch violent things on the internet, if it's something I like but it's still violent, I don't talk about it because I want to carry on watching them. But if it's something that's really bad, I tell my parents because I want them to know that there are nasty things on YouTube, stuff that's just wrong. I reckon hardly anyone likes that. No password, no internet. Some parents limit web access at home so their children don't get in trouble. Another solution is filters that block certain sites. That way you can browse in peace without being bombarded by extremely violent sites. The Parliament is considering ways to increase young people's safety on the net. There needs to be a greater possibility of integrating filters that only allow access to adults, those of legal age. I hope there'll be fewer things that can't be accessed by children and more that are suitable for all. But protection filters don't work when you're chatting and so more and more young people fall victim to abuse on the net. But you can't have an adult watching over everyone on the internet or the police checking every site. I think there are other solutions and if content has to be removed because it's dangerous, the law should deal with it. In the meantime, to surf in freedom nothing is better than your own vigilance. For more on the dangers of the internet, watch C for Cyberporn. Bye. EuroparlTV video ID: 84c3db5c-fc73-45fa-9dc4-a10f00d2556d
