As of February 2020, approximately 87 percent of children who spent more than ten hours online per day had experienced potential online harm in the past year. For those who spent less than two hours online, exposure to online harm dropped to 76 percent on a weekday and 71 percent on a weekend.
Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by time spent online
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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 time spent online [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/
Ofcom. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by time spent online." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by time spent online. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/
Ofcom. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Experienced Potential Online Harms as of February 2020, by Time Spent Online." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/
Ofcom, Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by time spent online Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by time spent online [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283972/united-kingdom-children-online-harm-time-spent-online/