ITU COP Guidelines for Parents and Educators (on Child Online Protection)
In this issue
On the one hand, the Internet supplies children with educational games, fun activities, and many different ways to share, to learn, and to connect meaningfully to friends, family and the outside world. On the other hand, dangers ranging from issues of privacy, fake news and deep fakes, to violent and inappropriate content, Internet scammers, and the spectre of online grooming and sexual abuse and exploitation, not to mention the unexpected impact of Covid-19, lurk in the darkness of the digital world.
The ITU COP Guidelines have been reviewed to reflect the very significant shifts in the digital landscape in which today’s children find themselves.
