An online campaign is held to help parents provide advice to children on how to use the Internet wisely and safely while staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Internet)Hanoi (VNA) – An online campaign was launched onApril 24 to help parents provide advice to children on how to use the Internetwisely and safely while staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Co-organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MOLISA)’s Department of Child Affairs, Child Rights Governance Network, and the Management and SustainableDevelopment Institute (MSD), with the financial support of Save the Children International (SCI), the campaign “Vui Online – Vui COVID” (To goonline happily, to fight COVID-19) is underway through May 24.
Children are spending more time on the Internet during the period of social distancing, said deputy head of the Department of Child AffairsNguyen Thi Nga. The Internet has not only been an effective tool for the kids to studyand stay socially connected but it also poses a great threat to them.
According to a MSD survey, the most common threats childrenface online include personal information theft, fake news, cyber fraud, cyberbully and sexual abuse.
It is important to instruct both adults and children on browsingthe Internet safely, Nga said, adding that it is not only about technique butalso how to be smart in “virtual” relationships.
The campaign will provide parents and children useful tips andinteresting challenges. Two live talks with experts will also be livestreamed on theFacebook fanpage “Lan toa yeu thuong” and Facebook group “Chuyen nha minh” onApril 26 and 30 as part of the campaign./.
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