Ireland use of parental controls for internet usage 2020

A survey conducted in Ireland in 2020 asked parents and carers if they made use of technical mediation and parental controls, as well as asking children if they were aware of their parents and carers use of such measures. Overall, 83 percent of parents said that they set rules about how long or when their children were allowed to go online, whereas 70 percent of children said that such rules were in place. Additionally, 61 percent of parents said that they used parental controls to keep track of the content and apps that their child looks at, whilst 55 percent of children were aware of this being used by their parents on their devices. Furthermore, 33 percent of parents said they used technology to track their child's whereabouts, and 28 percent of children said that their parents used this technology.

Use of technical mediation and parental controls for online usage according to children and parents in Ireland as of October 2020

Characteristic	Children	Parents
Rules about how long or when I am allowed to go online	70%	83%
Parental controls or other means of keeping track of the internet content I look at or apps I use	55%	61%
Parental controls or other means of blocking or filtering some types of content	54%	62%
Parental controls that alert my parent/carer when I want to buy online content (in-app purchases)	46%	56%
Parental controls that filter the apps I can download	44%	52%
A service or contract that limits the time I spend on the internet	31%	38%
Programs that block advertising (ad blocking)	31%	38%
Software that limits the people I can be in touch with through voice calls and messages	30%	42%
Technology to track where I am (such as GPS)	28%	33%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Ireland

Survey time period

December 2019 to October 2020

Number of respondents

1,530 respondents

Age group

9 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you (or other parent/carer with responsibility for your child) make use of any of the following? Does your parent/carer make use of any of the following?

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