BBC launches Own It website to help under-12s navigate online risks

New site for nine to 12-year-olds is part of corporation’s £34 investment in children’s programming over three years

Tony Hall, the director-general of the BBC, has said the corporation can help “minimise the risks” for children in the digital world, as he announced its new website for nine to 12-year-olds.

The site, called Own It, is the first product to be launched as part of the corporation’s £34m investment in children’s programming over the next three years.

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