Half of children approached online, says EU survey

A new EU survey shows that nearly half of all children who have used Internet chat rooms have been approached by people wanting to meet them.

Half of children approached online, says EU survey

A new EU survey shows that nearly half of all children who have used Internet chat rooms have been approached by people wanting to meet them.

It also shows that 14%of children have agreed to meet someone in this way but only 4% of parents believed their children had done so.

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