General Article Younger children and social networking sites: a blind spot

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‘Now, of course, a free and open Internet is vital. But in no other market and with no other industry do we have such an extraordinarily light touch when it comes to protecting our children. Children can’t go into the shops or the cinema and buy things meant for adults or have adult experiences; we rightly regulate to protect them. But when it comes to the Internet, in the balance between freedom and responsibility we’ve neglected our responsibility to children… So we’ve go...

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