Titre :	Ofcom Report on Internet safety measures Strategies of parental protection for children online
Type de document :	document électronique
Auteurs :	OFCOM - Office of communication (UK) , Editeur scientifique
Editeur :	London [Grande-Bretagne] : OFCOM (Office of communication)
Année de publication :	2014
Importance :	85 p.
Langues :	Anglais
Catégories :	MEDIAS:AUDIOVISUEL:NUMERIQUE:Contenu:protection des mineurs
Tags :	internet  protection des mineurs  régulation  OFCOM  éducation
Index. décimale :	004.678 Internet
Résumé :	"On 15 January 2014, Ofcom, the converged regulator in the UK, published a report on the safety of children on the Internet which takes stock of the current situation regarding children’s use of the World Wide Web. The document also shows a very detailed picture of how British parents perceive parental control tools. The report is the first of three reports requested by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on different matters in relation to parental control. Many of the parents participating in the study describe parenting in an Internet age as a really complex challenge against a backdrop of continuing technical evolution. Still, the vast majority of them continue to feel that the benefits of the Internet outweigh the risks, even though half of parents acknowledge that their child knows more about the Internet than they do. The report concludes that parents are, as a rule, confident in their children’s use of the Internet, even though they are concerned about who their child is in contact with. Parents consider that content related risks are of less concern than contact of conduct related risks. Indeed, close to half of the 12-15s know someone with experience on negative online/mobile phone activity such as online bullying, gossip being spread or embarrassing photos being shared. In order to prevent this, parents adopt a combination of approaches for staying safe online. These strategies consist in having rules related to parental supervision, regularly talking to their children about staying safe online and/or mediation through technical tools. Unfortunately, 15% of parents are using none of the above-mentioned strategies. According to the report, service providers can also contribute to children’s online safety in two ways: by applying filtering tools at a point of access and by establishing service-specific safety measures. The report emphasises that while content filtering is a valuable tool, it should be used by parents in combination with other tools and mechanisms because it is insufficient to protect children from harmful content online. The last section of the report examines why many parents choose not to apply parental control tools and comes to the conclusion that the lack of awareness and understanding of parental controls are a key reason. Many parents are still out of touch with new technologies and strain to reach the development of “digital natives”. Source : http://www.epra.org (Consulté le 01/03/2015)
Note de contenu :	SOMMAIRE Contents Executive summary Part 1- The context of the internet Opportunities, risks and challenges Parental mediation : managing the risks to children Safety mechanisms and the role of industry Part 2 – The research Children and the internet : use and concerns Parental mediation strategies : take-up, awareness and confidence in parental control Safety measures on sites regularly visited by children Why parents choose not to apply parental control tools Annex : DCMS letter Regulatory context The legal status of "Mere Conduits" and "Hosts" in the E-Commerce industry
En ligne :	http://www.epra.org/news_items/ofcom-reports-on-strategies-of-parental-protectio [...]
Format de la ressource électronique :	http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/internet/internet-safety-measures.pdf

Ofcom Report on Internet safety measures Strategies of parental protection for children online [document électronique] / OFCOM - Office of communication (UK) , Editeur scientifique . - London (Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HA, Grande-Bretagne) : OFCOM (Office of communication), 2014 . - 85 p.
Langues : Anglais

Catégories :	MEDIAS:AUDIOVISUEL:NUMERIQUE:Contenu:protection des mineurs
Tags :	internet  protection des mineurs  régulation  OFCOM  éducation
Index. décimale :	004.678 Internet
Résumé :	"On 15 January 2014, Ofcom, the converged regulator in the UK, published a report on the safety of children on the Internet which takes stock of the current situation regarding children’s use of the World Wide Web. The document also shows a very detailed picture of how British parents perceive parental control tools. The report is the first of three reports requested by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on different matters in relation to parental control. Many of the parents participating in the study describe parenting in an Internet age as a really complex challenge against a backdrop of continuing technical evolution. Still, the vast majority of them continue to feel that the benefits of the Internet outweigh the risks, even though half of parents acknowledge that their child knows more about the Internet than they do. The report concludes that parents are, as a rule, confident in their children’s use of the Internet, even though they are concerned about who their child is in contact with. Parents consider that content related risks are of less concern than contact of conduct related risks. Indeed, close to half of the 12-15s know someone with experience on negative online/mobile phone activity such as online bullying, gossip being spread or embarrassing photos being shared. In order to prevent this, parents adopt a combination of approaches for staying safe online. These strategies consist in having rules related to parental supervision, regularly talking to their children about staying safe online and/or mediation through technical tools. Unfortunately, 15% of parents are using none of the above-mentioned strategies. According to the report, service providers can also contribute to children’s online safety in two ways: by applying filtering tools at a point of access and by establishing service-specific safety measures. The report emphasises that while content filtering is a valuable tool, it should be used by parents in combination with other tools and mechanisms because it is insufficient to protect children from harmful content online. The last section of the report examines why many parents choose not to apply parental control tools and comes to the conclusion that the lack of awareness and understanding of parental controls are a key reason. Many parents are still out of touch with new technologies and strain to reach the development of “digital natives”. Source : http://www.epra.org (Consulté le 01/03/2015)
Note de contenu :	SOMMAIRE Contents Executive summary Part 1- The context of the internet Opportunities, risks and challenges Parental mediation : managing the risks to children Safety mechanisms and the role of industry Part 2 – The research Children and the internet : use and concerns Parental mediation strategies : take-up, awareness and confidence in parental control Safety measures on sites regularly visited by children Why parents choose not to apply parental control tools Annex : DCMS letter Regulatory context The legal status of "Mere Conduits" and "Hosts" in the E-Commerce industry
En ligne :	http://www.epra.org/news_items/ofcom-reports-on-strategies-of-parental-protectio [...]
Format de la ressource électronique :	http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/internet/internet-safety-measures.pdf