Parents lacking knowledge over downloads
ONE IN TEN children who illegally downloaded files from the internet have been exposed to sexually explicit or offensive material, according to a new survey.
But despite the apparent dangers of unlawful downloading, more than one in three mothers – 39 per cent – are unsure how to tell whether entertainment sites are legal or not, and nearly two in three – 60 per cent – do not understand the term "file-sharing".
More than one in four – 29 per cent – do not know where to direct their children to find legal entertainment on the internet, the poll by online parenting organisation Netmums found. Around 1,000 of its members were questioned for the survey.