U.K. Social Networks Required to Advertise 999 Service

A new policy in the U.K. will force social networks to promote a service which encourages children to call the police if they are being targeted by online predators. This is a new step in the move toward making social networking sites safer for children. Early in May Anthony posted that social networks may be used by gangs to recruit your children.

This news comes on the heels of a report released yesterday which states that more than a quarter of eight to 11-year-olds who are online in the UK have a profile on a social network.

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