CoE launches game for children to teach them safety on the Internet

The Council of Europe launched on February 12 its “Wild Web Woods” internet game conceived to teach children safety on the Internet, Info-Prim Neo reports. Alongside its many good points, the Internet holds potential risks for children. A lot of the content on the Internet is illegal or prejudiced, attacking human rights or dignity, the game’s authors say. The Wild Web Woods game has been developed to help children learn the rules of internet safety in a fun format, using familiar fairy tales to guide children through a maze of potential dangers to the fabulous “E-city”. The game, mainly for children between 7 and 10, was launched in English at the end of last year, and is hosted on the Council of Europe website - www.coe.int. It is now available in Romanian, too. The game has been developed in the spirit of the Council’s “Building a Europe for and with children” programme, set up to promote children’s rights and protect them from all forms of violence - including online dangers. It is also a fundamental step in the Council of Europe’s efforts to curb the grooming of children by abusers through the internet, following the principles of the recently-launched Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. The Wild Web Woods game has been created thanks to the financial support of the governments of Monaco and Finland.