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Child pornography targeted by EU safer internet programme

The European Commission has proposed a new €55 million 'Safer Internet' programme to tackle child pornography, grooming and digital bullying.

As the online world develops – with new Web 2.0 services such as social networking on sites such as Facebook or MySpace, and the massive growth in online multi-player gaming – so must Europe's efforts to protect children online develop, says the commission.

Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said: "Where there is illegal content online...

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