Young people have a right to be safe while using the internet

We all have a part to play in ensuring our young people are safe online, says Paul Gilligan

Young people have a right to be safe while using the internet

Recently, Hannah Smith, a 14-year-old girl from Leicestershire, who was being subjected to extensive online bullying, took her own life.

Her father has said that she was targeted on ask.fm — a website that allows people to post comments anonymously. David Cameron, the prime minister, has called on social networking sites to “clean up their act” and some major advertisers are withdrawing their business from the site.

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