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"en.20121119.23.1-161-000"2
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"Mr President, as a father of several children in this critical age group, I am naturally aware of the opportunities, but also the dangers, that the internet, social media, the digital world present to young people and children. On the one hand, we need, of course, to appreciate that this is a completely new form of communication available to the new generation right from the start, but, on the other hand, we really must take a critical approach to the dangers. We must not forget that young people are often living in an unreal world here, that communication operates on the most trivial level and that children are often at risk of developing a kind of addictive behaviour. There is abuse, of course, bullying and all manner of other dangers. I therefore believe there is a real need for something like self-policing by the providers, and perhaps something like age restrictions or restrictions on the amount of data one can download. We must urge those in a position of responsibility, primarily parents, to be really vigilant here. Protecting our youth is a special kind of consumer safeguard and we owe it to our children …"@en1
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