Alex Cooney: We have rules for the road, why not rules to keep kids safe online?

Today is Safer Internet Day 2022 and Alex Cooney of CyberSafeKids has three suggestions to keep our children safe online

We must run multiple public awareness campaigns that are designed to support parents to become effective and informed digital parents.

Today is Safer Internet Day 2022, a global initiative that provides an annual opportunity to shine a spotlight on how all users, and children, in particular, can be safe and smart online.

When this event first launched back in 2004, we were still largely connecting to the internet on our desktops and laptops since it was before smartphones were invented, and the likes of TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat didn’t yet exist.