Shatter: Parents responsible for monitoring children's online activity

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said today that it is a matter for parents, and not legislation, to restrict their children's online activity.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2011 - 14:18

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said today that it is a matter for parents, and not legislation, to restrict their children's online activity.

A father in the North is attempting to sue Facebook in a landmark case regarding sexually suggestive photos that his 12-year-old daughter posted on the social networking site.

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