According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in February 2020, 30 percent of children who used Facebook had their most recent experience of potential online harm on the platform. Overall, 17 percent of respondents reported having their latest experience of online harm on Instagram, whilst 10 percent said that this occurred occurred on Twitter.
Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by platform
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282316/united-kingdom-children-online-harms-by-platform/
Ofcom. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by platform." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282316/united-kingdom-children-online-harms-by-platform/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282316/united-kingdom-children-online-harms-by-platform/
Ofcom. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Experienced Potential Online Harms as of February 2020, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282316/united-kingdom-children-online-harms-by-platform/
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Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by platform [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282316/united-kingdom-children-online-harms-by-platform/