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Serbian Internet giant joins forces with the CoE to improve online child safety
 Internet giant SBB has joined the fight for better online child protection and is promoting the Council of Europe’s Wild Web Woods game to The game is available to millions of children on the web site of Serbia Broadband, the country’s largest broadband and cable television service provider. Wild Web Woods uses familiar fairy tales to guide children through a maze of online dangers, showing them how to use the web safely. It has been translated into 24 languages as concern grows that youngsters are at risk of ‘internet grooming’ by sexual predators when they go online. “This could be a major step forward in the online protection of Serbian children,” said a Council of Europe spokeswoman. “By using the Wild Web Woods game, children learn in a fun way how to navigate the web safely. “We hope other companies, schools, teachers and parents will now join us in our efforts to make the Internet a safe environment for children and young people.” The Wild Web Woods game is just one of a range of child protection measures which the organisation wants its 47 member states to adopt. The Council of Europe has made the fight against child abuse and exploitation a priority campaign in 2010. The organisation wants the Serbian government to ratify its Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. The treaty is designed to improve public-private sector coordination and to prevent business structures from being used to feed the child sex trade. Useful links SBB: http://www.sbb.rs/cms/view.php?id=1 Council of For more information, please contact: Nigel SMITH |
           
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