(I’d like to see some comments on this. Is this a valid safety measure, an intrusive “big brother” device or a waste of time? Would the possibility of false reporting outweigh the benefits? – Mike)
Major social networking websites have been criticised for not introducing a help button for children to report concerns about grooming and bullying.
Jim Gamble, from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop), hit out at the sites as one site, Bebo, adopted the button.
He said there was “no legitimate reason” why other sites like MySpace and Facebook had not done the same.
A spokesman for Facebook said users’ safety was its “top priority”.