Children’s Commissioner launches a ‘jargon-buster’ for social media terms and conditions
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner has created simplified T&Cs to go to thousands of teachers across England.
Impenetrable terms and conditions
In an article on the Children’s Commissioner website, Anne Longfield comments:
“Children have the right to know what they are signing up to, in clear, simple, easy to understand language so that they can make the most of the fantastic opportunities social media and the internet can bring.
“The social media giants have simply not done enough to make children aware of what they are signing up to when they install an app or open an account. Their terms and conditions are impenetrable, even to most adults. Children have absolutely no idea that they are giving away the right to privacy or the ownership of their data or the material they post online.”
Teacher resources
The simplified t’s and c’s are included in three teaching packs which are available on the TES website for teachers to access.
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