Parents Afraid of Internet's Harm on Children

A new study has found that more than one-third of parents fear that their children could be damaged from using the Internet.

Additionally, one in three believed that the web can "rewire" young brains and 80 percent worry that sites such as Facebook and Twitter are addictive, reports the Daily Express.

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Young people's fascination with television, the Internet, video games and other electronic entertainment is making it more difficult to protect the world's biodiversity, a UN official warned Tuesday.

The study was commissioned by the Nominet Trust, which promotes Internet projects that address social disadvantage.

It warned of "scaremongering and misinformation" about the web saying: "fears about internet use can potentially deny benefits to those most in need".

However, neuroscience and education expert Dr Paul Howard Jones insisted the Internet was a valuable learning resource and all forms of learning caused changes within the brain.

The Romanian Orthodox Church Embraces the Internet
The Romanian Orthodox Church, known as a bastion of conservatism, has broken a taboo by embracing the Internet and tending to its flock via cyberspace.

He further stated that social networking sites were beneficial and helped forge friendships, while computer games aided visual and motor response skills.

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