A study conducted in Ireland in October 2020 asked children about how safe they felt when using the internet. Overall, 85 percent of respondents reported feeling safe on the internet and 65 percent said that they found other people on the internet kind and helpful. Additionally, nine percent of respondents said that they talk about personal things online which they do not talk about with people in face-to-face situations.
Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I feel safe on the internet
85%
I know what to do if someone acts online in a way I don't like
81%
I find other people are kind and helpful on the internet
66%
I find it easier to be myself online than when I am with people face-to-face
27%
I talk about different things online than I do when speaking to people face-to-face
18%
I talk about personal things online which I do not talk about with people face-to-face
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Government of Ireland. (November 15, 2021). Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/
Government of Ireland. "Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/
Government of Ireland. (2021). Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/
Government of Ireland. "Feeling Safe Online According to Children in Ireland as of October 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/
Government of Ireland, Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Feeling safe online according to children in Ireland as of October 2020 [Graph], Government of Ireland, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281787/children-ireland-feeling-safe-online/