Finally a site about the Internet and Children

September 5th, 2008

As I was updating the internationalparents blog, I noticed among the Google generated ads that are automatically sent to the right of the site this link: http://www.internetevolution.com.

I thought, hum, what’s that about?

To my good surprise, its not another site about the latest innovations that are going to mean Web 2.0, and even Web 3.0 are old news. No, this IBM backed site seems, at first glance, to take a societal look at the Web, with parents’ voices being heard loud and clear.

The themes I struggle with as a parent and web fanatic appear there and are debated, at last!
These are:

  • How do we prevent our children from accessing shocking content on the web?
    Or put in a positive light: How do we create a safe internet for our children?
  • Another question that gets little press is finally addressed: how to manage the security of information on the web? Protect it from thiefs?
  • On a related topic, how to protect our identity on the web, ie, prevent that from being ’stolen’ by someone posing as ourself on the wide open web?

The Web we have today is a young, fearless 20 year old creation with no social conscience. We need, as parents and as responsible citizens, to push for a Web that’s conscious of its responsibility towards society because its impact is immense on the young crowd in particular.

- > Here’s the link again: InternetEvolution.com

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