-Giving video games a more “robust” movie-style age classification.

-Making it illegal for retailers to sell any video game to a child younger than the age rating on the game box. At present, only the most violent and sexually explicit games are regulated.

-Developing a new code of practice aimed at regulating social networking sites, such as Bebo and Facebook, including introducing standards on privacy and harmful content

-Undertaking a new publicity campaign for parents to understand the sort of digital material their children are accessing on the Internet and how they can block it.

-Introducing new laws banning Internet-assisted suicide.

-Creating a national council to implement the strategy.

The British government has reportedly confirmed that all of Byron’s recommendations will be implemented.

StRiD@R wrote:Internet-assisted suicide? Is their IQ, like, -15?

The council should investigate how the law around harmful and inappropriate material could be usefully clarified (including suicide websites) and explore appropriate enforcement responses.