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With the capability of social media and technology on the rise there are growing concerns about young people's safety online. The Mirror reports that according the NSPCC are extremely and concerned and campaigning for government enforcement's on safety and privacy settings across social media platforms. This would in turn prevent websites and apps from providing young people with inappropriate content or subject to grooming by predators. I

I think The Mirror reported the story well, covering a news item that may not be headline news but one that needs to receive equal awareness.The article included well rounded statistics and quotes as chif executive of the NSPCC, Peter Wanless claimed that according to their survey of 1,725 children more than sixty percent of young people asked said that social platforms need to do more to keep children safe.' The NSPCC warns that these sites and apps can have negative effects on children and with 92% of the children having used video messaging sites such as Omegle and Chatroullete, admitting to finding inappropriate content which could in turn see these negative effects arise. I think this article by The Mirror is good advertising for the charity as it draws attention to the issue and also includes a link to 'net aware' the NSPCC's guide to the 50 most popular social networking sites and the risks involved including parenting advice and recommendations.