The article highlights the risks with the ever advancing internet, and how the advancements are playing a larger role in the lives of young children more than ever.
Studies show that in the U.K double the amount 7-16 year old use the internet compared to the populations of adults. (Wigley and Clarke 2000) Therefore the risks within the internet are expanding, and more likely to affect the young users of this new media. Thus, the article highlights factors of identity, communication, interaction and participation within the internet, and also the digital divide of the internet.
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What risks are they concerned about? Not the usual scaremongering of grooming by any chance? Identity theft is less of a problem if you're a kid with few financial resources to tap into. So, what are these risks? cyber bullying?
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