Many people have been victims through the Internet. Lots of cases of different scams and crimes have been reported in various places in the world because of Internet-oriented crimes. There are numerous cases of child pornography and cyber-bullying over the past years. Indeed the Internet is getting more modern every minute. The risks and dangers are also growing, making the child’s safety on the Internet lesser.

Measures should be made to maintain the kids’ safety on the Internet. As I have mentioned earlier, child pornography is continuously growing in the World Wide Web. These kinds of crimes must be stopped and prevented. The predators are looking for victims; we should not let the worst-case scenario happen. To counter the growing Internet "crime rate", organizations should begin in moving and devised ways to stop online crimes.

These following measures can help you in safety

One is by installing child Internet safety software. These kinds of software are available on the Internet as well. These applications block malicious content from being displayed in your child’s browser. It blocks the user from accessing certain sites that contain malicious, pornographic, and contents that are potentially harmful to your child’s moral growth. By providing your computer with these types of software it will assure your child’s safety more because it enables you to monitor his online whereabouts. It is very useful in filtering Web content against bad content.

Another option is manual way – telling your child Internet safety tips. Giving them instructions would lessen the risks of online communication. When chatting, tell your child not to give away personal information and documents to people whom you do not know in real life. When they are being cyber-bullied, and do not respond to them. Be aware that a person can remain anonymous in the Internet so it can be risky to trust a person too much in the Web. Avoid chat rooms that discuss sexual and malicious topics.

Set Internet safety rules for kids such as allotted online time, and asking permission before using the computer and accessing the Internet. Aside from assuring their safety, it also develops discipline in them. Choose Internet safety games for kids so you can be sure that the contents of the game are friendly and not malicious or violent. There are a lot of safe games being offered in the Internet which can also boost the hand-eye coordination and mental thinking without the violence and sexual themes. There are a lot of games that are safe, informative, and fun.

The Internet is a very big place. It can be compared to a huge file folder storing all information in Earth. It does not matter in the Internet if the content is good or bad for children. One must be aware, when surfing the Internet and one must know that the Internet has its risks and dangers too. A child’s safety and innocence must not be jeopardized. Certain measures must be made so that the children who are the treasures of the household, will be kept safe and far from harm.