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The report 'Disadvantaged children and online risk'' by Sonia Livingstone, Anke Görzig and Kjartan Ólafsson considers the inequalities in risk and safety issues regards children and youth. Based on the theory of the 'the knowledge gap,'' [...]

A new survey "That’s not funny … Youths and their Perspective on Conflicts in Social Network Services" realised by JFF - the Institute of media education shows how youths handle interpersonal conflicts in online communities like Facebook. On [...]

Global Kids Online is an international research project that aims to generate and sustain a rigorous cross-national evidence base around children’s use of the internet by creating a global network of researchers and experts.

In his Blog John Carr discusses how the new technologies change our life. His readers are thereby people whose interests lie in the field of public policy. Among his main topics are Security and Protection, with a focus on the special responsibility towards young(er) users.

How do children and young people in Europe use the internet, what risks do they face, what opportunities does the internet offer, and how are they dealing with the varying possibilities? What are the similarities and differences here between the different European countries?