Children, online content and links
We should ensure that websites which are likely to appeal to a high proportion of children and young people carry appropriate content. In particular:
- any material on the BBC home page must be suitable for a general audience including children and the first click from the BBC home page should not normally lead straight to a page which includes material which is unsuitable for a general audience.
- we should not link from a site whose associated radio or television programme is designed to attract a child audience to one whose associated radio or television programme contains material which is clearly unsuitable for children.
- any live streaming of TV pictures on the web which is trailed on the home page should normally be suitable for a family audience.
- we should check the content on third party websites and take care about where it might lead.
- we should not link to unmoderated chat rooms for an audience of children.
- we pre-moderate sites designed to appeal to children and where user generated content is published as well as areas which invite users to email pictures for publication.
Any proposal to use any other form of moderation will need to be able to demonstrate that it offers a high level of child protection and should be referred to Editorial Policy.