According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2022, 35 percent of children and teenagers aged between three and 17 in Northern Ireland and Wales said they had seen something worrying or nasty online. Overall, 32 percent of respondents in Scotland had encountered worrying online content, as well as 29 percent of kids and teens in England.
Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation
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Ofcom. (March 29, 2023). Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306119/uk-children-worrying-online-content-by-nation/
Ofcom. "Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306119/uk-children-worrying-online-content-by-nation/
Ofcom. (2023). Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306119/uk-children-worrying-online-content-by-nation/
Ofcom. "Children in The United Kingdom (Uk) Who Have Seen Something Worrying or Nasty Online in 2022, by Nation." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306119/uk-children-worrying-online-content-by-nation/
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Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation [Graph], Ofcom, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306119/uk-children-worrying-online-content-by-nation/