Professor Tanya Byron, whose review on child internet safety was published two years ago, said the UK is a world leader in child internet safety but needs to make faster progress to stay ahead of advances in technology.
In her progress review published today, two years on from her first report Safer Children in a Digital World, including public awareness campaign Zip it, Block it, Flag it and the creation of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).
She said: "I am impressed with the work that has taken place since my original review in 2008. The progress on video game classification, the public awareness campaign and improvements in education through schools should be commended.
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