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Child Safety on the Internet

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This afternoon event will provide a comprehensive introduction to the issues surrounding child safety on the internet including sex offender behaviour on the internet, security issues and concerns around moderation, and a case study in best practice from CBBC.

Are you doing everything you could be to protect children who use your website? Approximately 5 million children use the internet in the UK, and there are many potential risks to them with 'online enticement' – where children are approached and groomed by paedophiles – resulting in possible abuse.

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This afternoon event will provide a comprehensive introduction to the issues surrounding child safety on the internet in line with the Government’s Internet Task Force and The E-crime Strategy. With many companies unsure of getting the balance right between protecting children yet remaining commercially viable, it is imperative that the industry sets best practice and guidelines for this.

Topics covered include:

• An overview of sex offender behaviour in relation to the internet
• An overview of the police process and legislation in relation to sex offenders and the internet
• A description of the Internet Task Force and E-Crime Strategy
• Advice on the conduct and content of websites and mobile phones in relation to child safety
• Security issues and concerns around moderation Moderation - better outsourced or in-house?
• Case Study: How CBBC endeavours to protect children participating in it’s online communities.

Discussions will include

• How to create best practice that can be adhered to without running a financial loss
• The safety issues of working with volunteer moderators
• The different levels of protection:- what is good enough for your website?

Speakers include:

• Annie Mullins, Content Standards Manager, Vodafone Global Product and Content Services
• Rachel Bardill, Senior Producer, CBBC Communities.
• Rob Marcus, MD Chat Moderators
• Julia Davidson, Senior Lecturer, and Elena Martellozzo, Social Research Methods. University of Westminster

The conference will be chaired by Ewan MacLeod, CEO Neo One and a member of the Internet Task Force.

Location

Central London venue tbc