Internet use among children in the EU27 is widespread and growing continually. The results of the Eurobarometer on “Internet safety” conducted in 2005/06 showed that 68% of children (6 to 17 yearsof- age) – in the opinion of one of their parents – had gone online4; this proportion increased to threequarters for this 2008 survey. Nevertheless, the number of children using the Internet varied considerably across Europe. The proportion of parents who thought that their child (6 to 17 years-of-age) used the Internet was the lowest in Italy (45%), Greece and Cyprus (both 50%). In all other Member States, at least two-thirds of the parents answered that,.
