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Sharing is the watchword of the Italian 'digital generation'
A recent survey shows that 91% of young Italians surf the net, and 42% are ‘frequent users’. The results also suggest that this new digital generation is sharing thoughts, photos and music more than ever before.
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Young Danes call for online caution
Ten new pieces of advice from the Danish child ambassadors for safer internet, inaugurated on Safer Internet Day 2006, show a good understanding of the precautions children must take on the internet.
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Italian law addresses online child pornography
On 6 February 2006, the Justice Commission of the Italian Parliament approved a bill entitled “Provisions on the fight against sexual exploitation of children and on child pornography on the internet." The new law also conforms to the provisions of a December 2003 EU Council decision.
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INHOPE stakeholders face challenges together
An INHOPE event entitled "Online danger: facing the challenges together" brought together more than 70 stakeholders from 24 countries and highlighted the need for cooperation to successfully tackle the problem of illegal content on the internet.
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Young Slovenians appoint safer internet ambassador
On 8 April 2006, the Slovenian Awareness Node SAFE-SI and other partners participated in the twelfth Computer Festival, where pupils from primary and secondary schools took part in competitions relating to computer programming, digital photography and website design.
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Private lives gain public audience
The internet is no longer a world of special interest newsgroups and email. The trend has long since moved to sharing and broadcasting, with young people in particular keen to show their face and find their voice. But how to balance the desire to share with the need for privacy?
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It's all about attitude, not about being a porn star!
A short preview of a Danish research project was given by the two researchers, Laura Richardt and Mette Gram in March 2006. The aim of the project is to map the chat culture of a particular group of young girls between 14 and 16, who seem to be girls without limits.
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Stop-it presents third Annual Activity Report
Stop-It, the Italian hotline funded by the EU Safer Internet Programme, looked at file sharing, spam, mms and sms. These were identified as providing an increase in opportunities for young people to encounter potential abusers, or to see child pornography images on the internet.
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A night with Andersen 2006
On 31 March 2006, the Czech Republic held a major event called "A night with Andersen". Almost 500 public libraries in different towns, schools and hospitals opened doors during the night for children to read books, chat on the internet and share fairy tales.
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Australians wise up to IT
A youth internet safety campaign, ‘Wise Up to IT’ has been created by NetAlert in Australia and will be launched on 7 April 2006.
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