Focus on Internet Safety Education

Parents and educators need to educate children about online safety issues, rather than censoring content, a panel of think tanks, industry officials, and online safety experts agreed on Monday. The experts spoke during a panel discussion sponsored by the Progress and Freedom Foundation, a market-oriented think tank that studies the digital revolution and its implications for public policy. DLA Piper law firm partner and Scranton paper salesman Jim Halper cited awareness of how the Internet is used as one of the factors influencing the debate on online safety, privacy, and free speech. Recently, the focus has shifted from censoring content to promoting education on these issues.