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Too much information? More than 80% of children have an online presence by the age of two

Too much information? More than 80% of children have an online presence by the age of two

Oct 25, 2017 | Children, Ethics

In this guest post, Claire Bessant, Northumbria University, Newcastle, looks into the phenomenon of ‘sharenting’. Her article is relevant to the Information Law and Policy Centre’s annual conference coming up in November – Children and Digital Rights:...
Has Facebook finally given up chasing teenagers? It’s complicated

Has Facebook finally given up chasing teenagers? It’s complicated

Sep 8, 2017 | Children, Ethics, Internet regulation, Social Media

Facebook Watch. Facebook In this guest post, Harry T Dyer, University of East Anglia, looks into the complicated relationship between social media and young people. His article is relevant to the Information Law and Policy Centre’s annual conference coming up in...
Has Facebook finally given up chasing teenagers? It’s complicated

Why the very idea of ‘screen time’ is muddled and misguided

Sep 4, 2017 | Children, Ethics, Social Media

In this guest post, Dr Natalia Kucirkova, UCL and Professor Sonia Livingstone, (London School of Economics and Political Science), explore ‘screen time’ as an outdated term and why we need to recognise the power of learning through  screen-based...
Has Facebook finally given up chasing teenagers? It’s complicated

Social media genie won’t go back in the bottle, so we must teach youngsters to use it wisely

Aug 30, 2017 | Children, Ethics, Government policy, Internet regulation, Social Media

Beer5020/Shutterstock In this guest post, Vladlena Benson, Kingston University, assesses the need to encourage conscious social media use among the young. Her article is relevant to the Information Law and Policy Centre’s annual conference coming up in November...
Information Law and Policy Centre’s Annual Conference 2017 – Children and Digital Rights: Regulating Freedoms and Safeguards

Information Law and Policy Centre’s Annual Conference 2017 – Children and Digital Rights: Regulating Freedoms and Safeguards

Aug 22, 2017 | Children, Ethics, Privacy

This event took place at the Information Law and Policy Centre at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on Friday, 17 November 2017. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 RESOURCES Congratulations to @infolawcentre @IALS_law @NoraNiLoideain on an extremely well-organised,...
No, the internet is not actually stealing kids’ innocence

No, the internet is not actually stealing kids’ innocence

Jul 31, 2017 | Children, Ethics, Freedom of information, News media

In this guest post, Professor Sonia Livingstone, (London School of Economics and Political Science), assesses the evidence behind claims in the media that the internet is harming children and young people. Her article is relevant to the Information Law and Policy...
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