05/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:08.It's Thursday, I'm Martin, this is Newsround.

:00:09. > :00:12.Coming up: What's life like for kids in China's polluted cities?

:00:13. > :00:16.We meet the panda twins popping out to say hello.

:00:17. > :00:25.And you tell us what info kids need to have fun online safely.

:00:26. > :00:37.The rules need to be short and snappy. 1, 2, 3, not 13 pages.

:00:38. > :00:39.First up, the children's commissioner for England says

:00:40. > :00:44.you should have more power when it comes to your protection online.

:00:45. > :00:47.She has set out what she thinks needs to change to help keep

:00:48. > :00:50.you safe and having fun - including extra lessons in school.

:00:51. > :00:58.Younger generations are now starting on Facebook and Instagram.

:00:59. > :01:01.They are maybe under the age of nine.

:01:02. > :01:03.They don't know, they're not aware of the people

:01:04. > :01:05.that are on Facebook, Instagram, that maybe aren't

:01:06. > :01:10.I don't think anyone really cares about their safety

:01:11. > :01:13.It's just, like, "Oh, I'll be all right."

:01:14. > :01:17.If they are learning from a young age, it will be easier for them

:01:18. > :01:20.Anne Longfield is the Children's Commissioner for England.

:01:21. > :01:22.Her job is to protect children's rights and make sure kids'

:01:23. > :01:30.She says that children are not aware of what they're signing up

:01:31. > :01:36.Online and social media lessons in school, starting from age four.

:01:37. > :01:38.Shorter and easier to understand terms and conditions

:01:39. > :01:45.New privacy laws to protect children's information online.

:01:46. > :01:48.We want to put together older children in secondary schools

:01:49. > :01:50.with younger children, to lead those lessons and make sure

:01:51. > :01:52.children learn the things that they need to know

:01:53. > :01:58.Most of the terms and conditions say you shouldn't be using many apps

:01:59. > :02:03.But a Newsround survey last year found 78% of 10-12 year olds

:02:04. > :02:11.I know that most kids, they don't read the terms and conditions.

:02:12. > :02:14.I think the terms and conditions, the important stuff that you need

:02:15. > :02:18.to know about setting up a profile, they need to be more talked about,

:02:19. > :02:25.and kids need to be told about privacy settings.

:02:26. > :02:31.Rules need to be short and snappy, like 1, 2, 3, not 15 pages.

:02:32. > :02:34.You've also been getting in touch at Newsround Online,

:02:35. > :02:38.Children at Whitstone School in Somerset say lessons

:02:39. > :02:41.at school would be good, as long as they weren't boring

:02:42. > :02:47.Leah says she thinks terms and conditions need to be shorter

:02:48. > :02:49.because they just want to get on with it and not

:02:50. > :02:54.And Alix says he already knows a lot about social media and feels

:02:55. > :02:57.like he can stay safe on the internet.

:02:58. > :02:59.The Children's Commissioner says it's up to the Government

:03:00. > :03:02.and schools to help you learn what you're doing online,

:03:03. > :03:09.to stay safe and, most importantly, to have fun.

:03:10. > :03:12.Now to China where there is a huge problem with air pollution

:03:13. > :03:16.Smog, which is like a smoky fog, can cause health problems and many

:03:17. > :03:19.shops, offices and schools have to close.

:03:20. > :03:21.Sophie, who lives in the capital Beijing,

:03:22. > :03:27.I live in Beijing, the capital of China.

:03:28. > :03:31.In my city, we have a lot of smog, also known as pollution.

:03:32. > :03:36.In my day-to-day life, when pollution gets bad,

:03:37. > :03:40.I can't go outside as much as I usually do and I can't get

:03:41. > :03:48.But if I need to go shopping for groceries,

:03:49. > :03:50.or to my friend's house, I'll wear one of these,

:03:51. > :04:03.I've got one at my house, but there's loads more at my school.

:04:04. > :04:06.This means I can go to school on high pollution days.

:04:07. > :04:10.The pollution happens all year round, but not all the time.

:04:11. > :04:13.Do you know when you can't go outside to play

:04:14. > :04:23.It's like that in Beijing, just its pollution instead.

:04:24. > :04:25.The pollution right now is really bad and it's

:04:26. > :04:29.I've lived here for eight years and this is some of the worst

:04:30. > :04:37.Last up - check out these cute panda twins.

:04:38. > :04:40.This is their first trip outside of their hollow tree.

:04:41. > :04:44.Fu Feng and Fu Ban were born last August at a zoo in Vienna,

:04:45. > :04:47.and the Austrian public voted to choose their names.

:04:48. > :04:50.For the time being, they still sleep behind one of the trees,

:04:51. > :04:53.where their mum can keep an eye on them.

:04:54. > :04:57.That's all from me, Newsround's back at 7.40 tomorrow.