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Internetmatters.org

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

The British website internetmatters.org is a great place for parents, English and otherwise, to learn about keeping kids safe online, and educating themselves about what kinds of issues those children may be faced with.

But don’t take it from me…

We’re a not-for-profit organisation that has a simple purpose – to help keep children safe in the digital world.

As we’re backed by the UK’s most prominent internet industry players, BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, and are supported by leading child online safety experts, we’re able to offer you the best advice and information available on tackling e-safety issues.

We’re passionate about keeping children safe online and are here to help you make the right decisions for you and your family. Whether you’re looking for information for the first time, or an old hand, our website has everything you need to help make your children’s online life fulfilling, fun and above all safe.

I’ve talked about it many times. Parents, the internet, smartphones, and social media can bring the world to your kids on their very own device, and that world is good, and bad. The only way to help kids deal with that, is to be familiar with it yourself. This site can help in that regard.

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