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PRESENTATION ON. Children and Internet Prepared by: Manu Saxena MBA: MM 3 rd sem. INTRODUCTION. Internet- a world designed mostly by adults for adults. But currently , more and more children are mastering the art of searching the Internet.

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  1. PRESENTATION ON Children and Internet Prepared by: Manu Saxena MBA: MM 3rd sem

  2. INTRODUCTION • Internet- a world designed mostly by adults for adults. • But currently, more and more children are mastering the art of searching the Internet. • On children usage the majority of researchers, specialists and ordinary users undoubtedly say YES. • They are sure- the Internet helps children to study, to develop and to learn the art of virtual communication .

  3. CONTINUED: • But some opponents argue about whether to allow children to use the World Wide Web or not as according to the child’s mind could be adversely affected by ‘adult’ content. • Howeverthis problem has a simple remedy called ‘Parental Control’, which is essentially a module that is found in many IT security solutions and is designed to block pages that children should not see. • This has resulted in the creation of an Internet for children that is considered to be ‘safe’.

  4. An internet for Children • A special zone similar to a dedicated children’s playground in the real world where children can communicate with their friends and play. • Online versions of children’s books: fairy tales, poems, educational books and even coloring books can be found on the shelves of the children’s Internet. • Special search engines indexing only children’s pages are created entirely for junior Internet users.

  5. Antisocial elements in the children’s playground • Unfortunatelythe virtual world of social networking is no better protected from antisocial ‘amusement’. • A rude word on the ‘wall’, an offensive message on a personal page, all these can upset a child.

  6. Criminal offences against children • Children’s social networks, forums and chartrooms are platforms for a pedophile to prey on children .However, it is known for certain that many users suspected of pedophilia (A pedophile is a person 16 years of age or older, who is primarily or exclusively sexually attracted to children who have not reached puberty, generally those under the age of 14) are regular visitors to children’s networking sites and these people are a real danger. • As child trusts their virtual friends more than their real friends, the pedophiles’ try hard to gain a child’s confidence in order to arrange a meeting with the child without the knowledge of the child’s family or friends. The result is always unsavory in one way or another.

  7. CONT: • Many children’s websites don’t hesitate to earn extra revenue from participating in banner networks. Every fourth website for children contains an ’Ads by Google’ banner. • Various games can result in a child becoming an accidental victim of a financial pyramid. • Links like : Get cd of 500rs in which the payment procedure is also very easy which can be made by a child also. • There are many Russian sites in which there are adult links without warning that you are entering in unsafe zone.

  8. Terms related to internet laws • 1) CHILD.—The term "child" means an individual under the age of 13. • 2) PARENT.—The term "parent" includes a legal guardian.

  9. CONT: • 3) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The term "personal information" means individually identifiable information about an individual collected online, including— • (A) a first and last name; • (B) a home or other physical address including street name and name of a city or town; • (C) an e-mail address; • (D) a telephone number; • (E) a Social Security number; • (F) any other identifier that the Commission determines permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual; or • (G) information concerning the child or the parents of that child that the website collects online from the child and combines with an identifier described in this paragraph.

  10. INTERNET LAWS • The Communications Decency Act (CDA): Passed in 1996. • CDA represents Congress’s first attempt to regulate children’s access to sexually explicit material on the Internet. • The CDA made it illegal to put “indecent” content on the Internet where kids could find it. • However, the Supreme Court unanimously declared the CDA unconstitutional in 1997 in Reno v. ACLU for “broad suppression of speech addressed to adults”; the term “indecent” was found to be too vague.

  11. The Child Online Protection Act (COPA): Passed in 1998 with the declared purpose of restricting access by minors to any material defined as harmful to such minors on the internet. COPA required all commercial distributors of "material harmful to minors" to restrict their sites from access by minors. The law, however, never took effect, as  three separate rounds of litigation led to a permanent injunction against the law in 2009.

  12. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 • SEC. 1303. REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM AND ABOUT CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET. • (1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for an operator of a website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal information from a child, to collect personal information from a child in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under subsection (b).

  13. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): • In 2000, Congress enacted CIPA, which took effect in April 2001, requiring schools and libraries receiving federal technology funds to install pornography-blocking software on their computers,(1. creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire) • The American Library Association filed suit alleging that the library portion of CIPA was unconstitutional on its face.

  14. CONCLUSION: • So do we allow children to surf the Internet? • Whatever we think, the answer must be YES because children need to know how to communicate in the virtual world as much as they do in the real one. The amount of knowledge available on the Internet are practically boundless. By preventing a child from using the Internet, adults deprive them of access to the world’s biggest source of information. • A more correct question is ‘Shall we allow children to surf the Internet unattended?’ • The average age at which a child takes their first steps online is between five and six years old. In major cities, that age can be as low as three or four years old, with very few children starting school never having surfed. However, the Internet is principally an adult world , there are things which children do not understand and that are dangerous for them.

  15. Who must be the first to help and support children to experience the Internet? Their parents of course! We would not dream of allowing our children to wander off alone in a big city because we know about the dangers lying in wait for them there. Unfortunately the Internet does not give rise to the same level of concern. Currently, over 70% of teenagers surf the Internet unsupervised. For children aged between four and seven years old this figure is much lower, but it is still worrying.Generally, parents and children go on to the Internet together only when a child is learning to surf the web. At this stage adults help their children to become familiar with the new environment. But when their offspring start to get the hang of what they are doing, many parents consider that their mission is fulfilled. However, it’s just beginning – children are very naïve and credulous, they cannot appraise situations properly, and besides that, they are easily hurt. Parents and children surfing together may help to resolve a lot of problems of a different nature too. It’s clear that a 10-12 year old boy or girl already wants some privacy in their virtual communications with friends and will hardly be happy if their parents are constantly present. By that age a child should already know what is good and what is bad when online

  16. BIBLIOGRAPHY: • http://otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/children/ • http://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act • http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792123/Children_and_the_Internet • http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/home_internet_users/protect_your_children

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