Press Release - Europe's top tech executives and Commission affirm commitment to collaborate, not compete to improve the internet for kids
"The internet is a fantastic new platform for audiovisual content delivery which, at present, can sometimes be perceived as a dimly lit place. As a professional media outlet, Mediaset intends to be a bit of a beacon in order to guide its users, and above all parents and children, in a safe online environment that both families and advertising clients can trust."
Manuel Kohnstamm, SVP and Chief Policy Officer of international cable company Liberty Global
"We wholeheartedly support Vice-President Kroes’ initiative to create a safer internet for children. We believe that the best way to protect younger users online is to educate and empower them. For this purpose we’ve helped develop information and tools they need to safeguard themselves and manage their online reputation in the future. We continue to be committed to creating a safer environment for children in the online world.”
Christine Albanel Senior Executive Vice President, Orange
"The protection of children online is of great importance to Orange. As a committed contributor to both European Commission and industry initiatives, we look forward to launching new concrete tools for children, parents and carers that help protect children online, says."
Elliot Schrage, Vice President Communications and Public Policy at Facebook
At Facebook, we want to give everyone the chance to share and connect wit2h the people and things they care about. When all of us can connect with our friends, families and communities, that’s when amazing things happen. And to keep on achieving all the benefits of being connected, we need to make the Internet a safe, secure environment for everyone - especially young people. That’s why Facebook is proud to be a founding member of Vice-President Kroes’ CEO Coalition to “Make the Internet a Better Place for Children.”
BskyB
Sky has long recognised the trust our customers place in us to make it as easy as possible for them to protect children onscreen and online. That’s why we enable parents to restrict access to content and channels on the Sky set-top box using secure PIN controls, and why we offer all of our broadband customers free parental control software to install on their PCs and laptops. Since joining the CEO Coalition, I am pleased to report that we have been able go much further by improving awareness of our online parental controls and now all new Sky Broadband customers have an automatic choice to install parental controls when they sign up, and we make it easy for them by making ‘yes’ the default option. Later this year we will launch a new parental control product which will offer protection across all the devices in our customers’ homes that connect to the internet. We have also introduced default filtering of content inappropriate for children in Sky’s out of home WiFi service, which is used by millions of people to connect to the internet at thousands of hotspots across Britain’s High Streets.
KPN
To make the Internet a better place for children we have, in a Coalition organized and chaired by Vice-President Kroes, demonstrated the importance and strength of sharing information and experiences, focused on the points of action set by the Coalition. The creative and active use of Internet by Children is a vital one. KPN has promoted positive use of the Internet by its MyBee browser specially designed for children. The active role and stimulus of the Commission is important as constant reminder that this topic needs attention from public and private organisations in coordinated actions.
Marion Schick, Member of the Board of Management, Deutsche Telekom
"With Deutsche Telekom’s tangible and comprehensive approach for child online safety we are taking over leadership and establish a benchmark in the sector."
Tuenti
TUENTI definitely believe that privacy, security and trust of minors are the key elements that should guide every social network, and we believe that together we can make it happen.
TUENTI has been always at the vanguard of privacy maintaining its commitment and responsibility to respect and protect minors' privacy by making very big efforts through implementing innovative measures and social reporting tools.
Useful links
Digital Agenda site on Better Internet for Kids
The Clikkkers and keeping safe online