The Telegraph – Staff Writer
“Teaching children about the internet should be as important as the three Rs, with youngsters given the skills to keep safe online, a committee of peers has recommended. The House of Lords Communications Committee also warned that self-regulation online was failing and suggested the Government should consider forcing major industry players to sign up to a code of conduct if they refuse to comply with child-friendly standards. A new internet tsar – the children’s digital champion – should be appointed to co-ordinate action across government and stand up to the industry, the cross-party panel said.”(more)