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Children left to 'fend for themselves' online

12:10 - 5 Jan 2017

Facebook are one of the richest , smartest, most well-informed technology companies on the planet. If they wanted to solve this problem they could.

– Government and EU advisor, John Carr on protecting children online

Children are being left to "fend for themselves" against dangers such as bullying and grooming in the digital world, the Children's Commissioner for England has claimed.

Today we were joined by John Carr, who supported the Children's Commissioner's claims and doesn't believe social media companies are doing enough to protect children. John also discussed the option of digital ombudsman policing the internet to help children cope with online bullying.

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