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| A shake-up of video game ratings is expected in a government-backed review due to be released into the impact of the internet and games on children. | A shake-up of video game ratings is expected in a government-backed review due to be released into the impact of the internet and games on children. |
| The review was led by psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, who was tasked with making children safer in the digital world. | The review was led by psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, who was tasked with making children safer in the digital world. |
| Games currently receive a mandatory review by classifiers only if they contain "human sexual activity" or "gross violence". | |
| Dr Byron is also expected to call for a UK body to oversee child net safety. | Dr Byron is also expected to call for a UK body to oversee child net safety. |
| The review was launched last year at the request of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. | The review was launched last year at the request of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
| At the start of the review, Dr Byron told BBC News: "The study will be about what industry is doing already to protect children and what more could be done to ensure they have a positive experience on the internet and with games." | At the start of the review, Dr Byron told BBC News: "The study will be about what industry is doing already to protect children and what more could be done to ensure they have a positive experience on the internet and with games." |
| The review's publication follows a report by the Insitute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) which says many young people are effectively being "raised online", spending in excess of 20 hours a week using sites such as Bebo, Myspace, Facebook and YouTube. | The review's publication follows a report by the Insitute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) which says many young people are effectively being "raised online", spending in excess of 20 hours a week using sites such as Bebo, Myspace, Facebook and YouTube. |
| The IPPR has called on the government to do more to protect young people from inappropriate content. | The IPPR has called on the government to do more to protect young people from inappropriate content. |
| The think tank has called for an annual report produced by regulator Ofcom on the effectiveness of initiatives aimed at tackling harmful internet content. | The think tank has called for an annual report produced by regulator Ofcom on the effectiveness of initiatives aimed at tackling harmful internet content. |
| The IPPR also wants Ofcom to police cross-industry guidelines setting out the limits of what young people can expect when on social networks and how to behave online. | The IPPR also wants Ofcom to police cross-industry guidelines setting out the limits of what young people can expect when on social networks and how to behave online. |
| More than half of all children surveyed by the IPPR reported they had come into contact with online pornography. | More than half of all children surveyed by the IPPR reported they had come into contact with online pornography. |
| Dr Byron's report is expected to recommend cross-industry codes of practice which are independently monitored, on areas such as user generated content. | Dr Byron's report is expected to recommend cross-industry codes of practice which are independently monitored, on areas such as user generated content. |
| The review is also expected to recommend the creation of a website for parents where they can find out more information about online safety. | The review is also expected to recommend the creation of a website for parents where they can find out more information about online safety. |