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TalkTalk announces launch of Government-backed ‘Active Choice’

Last year, I blogged about our reaction to the Government’s Bailey Review into the commercialisation of children, and specifically that we welcomed the recommendation that parents should be offered an ‘active choice’ about whether to use parental controls. We committed to implementing this for all new customers by October 2012 and today I am really [...]

Who will protect our children in the internet age?

Safety is something that we take very seriously at TalkTalk. Last week we attended an event at Conservative Party Conference entitled “Who will protect our children in the internet age?” which looked at the different roles that government, industry, parents and the third sector have to play in keeping children safe online. The panel included Children’s [...]

Government launches new child internet safety strategy

You may have read this morning about the launch of the government’s new child internet safety strategy.

The strategy – called “Click Clever, Click Safe” – has been drawn up by the members of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), of which TalkTalk is a part. It’s the government’s response to the recommendations set out in Prof Tanya Byron’s review of child safety online, which she published 18 months ago.