It encourages parents and teachers to talk to the children and to understand and guide them in their use of this vast resource. Many people are worried about children accessing pornography. Surveys and studies show that the perception of the problem far outreaches the reality. The real danger lies not in pornography, but in people. Pedophiles and predators are the real danger, but that must be put in perspective as well.
Predators are a very tiny minority of the people on the Internet.
Isolating children from people is not an answer. In fact, it is a huge disservice to children, because the real power of the Internet lies in people. The key is to teach children how to deal with people of all types. In my own case, it would take a book to detail how people online have affected my life and contributed to my success. I have written four books with the help of people I met online.