"英國機構主張為幼童開設網路安全課程"

英國「防止虐待兒童協會」表示年僅五歲的幼童也需要指導，因網路濫用問題越來越嚴重。

數個英國兒童機構表示，年僅五歲的幼童也需要課程教導他們如何安全使用網路。這些機構表示，兒童在網路上越來越常接觸到色情圖片，許多兒童曾被強迫將自己的不雅照片傳送給他人。

防止虐待兒童協會的代表克萊兒．李莉表示：「青少年告訴我們他們經歷各種新型態的欺凌，規模是過去所未見的。」其他團體亦指出許多青少年將色情簡訊視為常態，有些則凸顯日益嚴重的網路霸凌問題，這類問題實際上經常與性有關。

李利提到：「網路和手機是現在青少年每天生活不可或缺的一部分……。在社交和教育方面好處多多，但危險之處亦不可小覷。」防止虐待兒童協會表示，父母在科技方面通常不如孩子精明，且很難跟上其中包含的種種問題。因此協會希望學校能負責提供網路安全課程。

(Education) UK Agencies Call for Internet Safety Lessons for Small Children

The NSPCC says that kids as young as five need instruction as internet abuse is a growing problem.

A number of UK child agencies are saying that children as young as five need to be given lessons on how to safely use the internet. They say that children are increasingly exposed to pornography online and many have been coerced into sending indecent images of themselves to other people.

Claire Lilley, a representative of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), said: Young people tell us they are experiencing all sorts of new forms of abuse on a scale never before seen. Other groups have pointed out that many teens regard sexting as normal, and others are highlighting the growing problem of cyberbullying, which is often sexual in nature.

Lilley noted that the internet and mobile phones are now part and parcel of young peoples everyday livesK. The benefits are huge, both socially and educationally, but so too are the dangers. The NSPCC says that parents are often not as technologically astute as their children and find it difficult to stay up to date with all the issues involved. As a result, it wants schools to be responsible for giving internet safety lessons.

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