Story Source: UNESCO ~ Go to Original Article
For many of us, information and communication technologies (ICT ) have permeated all aspects of our lives from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. Many children today have never known a world without digital technologies and the Internet.
Children whose lives are mediated by technology have a powerful means to access a constant stream of information, engage in instant interactions and communicate with people from the other side of the globe. This potential to access, engage and learn online through networks with others comes with concomitant risks such as cyberbullying, misinformation, child online sexual exploitation, grooming, extremism and others………….