Radio Free never accepts money from corporations, governments or billionaires – keeping the focus on supporting independent media for people, not profits. Since 2010, Radio Free has supported the work of thousands of independent journalists, learn more about how your donation helps improve journalism for everyone.

Make a monthly donation of any amount to support independent media.





Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ 

The way children and teenagers behave online has profoundly changed, and if societies ignore the need to rethink child safety issues, then “we are sticking our heads in the sand”. 

That’s according to Neil Walsh, Chief of the Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering Section at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).  

Highlighting the role of parents and caregivers in understanding and explaining the risks involved in using the internet, Mr. Walsh told UN News’s Elena Vapnitchnaia that it’s essential to “empower the kids”, enabling them to talk about what they feel and see online.  

Print
Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates

Leave a Reply

APA

Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free (2020-02-10T20:26:00+00:00) Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ . Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/

MLA
" » Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ ." Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free - Monday February 10, 2020, https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/
HARVARD
Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free Monday February 10, 2020 » Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ ., viewed ,<https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/>
VANCOUVER
Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free - » Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ . [Internet]. [Accessed ]. Available from: https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/
CHICAGO
" » Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ ." Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free - Accessed . https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/
IEEE
" » Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’ ." Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free [Online]. Available: https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/. [Accessed: ]
rf:citation
» Ignoring how children behave online is ‘sticking our heads in the sand’  | Elena Vapnitchnaia UN News Russian | Radio Free | https://www.radiofree.org/2020/02/10/ignoring-how-children-behave-online-is-sticking-our-heads-in-the-sand/ |

Please log in to upload a file.



There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.

You must be logged in to translate posts. Please log in or register.