As of February 2020, 50 percent of UK children who had taken action to report harmful online content did so by telling a parent or a guardian. Overall, 39 percent clicked the report button on the site that they were using at the time and 25 percent unfollowed or blocked the offensive content. Additionally, 29 percent of all children who had experienced potential online harm took action to report it.
Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action
Original question: Have you ever taken action to report anything you have seen on the internet that you thought was offensive, disturbing or harmful? What did you do?
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/
Ofcom. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/
Ofcom. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Reported Harmful Online Content as of February 2020, by Action." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/
Ofcom, Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284008/united-kingdom-children-reported-harmful-online-content-by-action/