Common online safety features worldwide 2023

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Ani Petrosyan,
Apr 29, 2024
As of August 2023, the most used online privacy feature for internet users worldwide was private accounts, with 56 percent of global respondents stating to have used them. Additionally, 54 percent of respondents said they reviewed friend or follow requests. Roughly 51 percent used parental control tools.

Most common online safety features worldwide as of August 2023

CharacteristicUsedKnow about, haven't usedDidn't know about feature
Private accounts 56% 32% 12%
Reviewing friend or follow requests 54% 31% 15%
Parental controls tools 51% 40% 9%
Filter out messages from unknown senders 43% 38% 19%
Content filters 37% 45% 18%
Child accounts 36% 49% 15%
Tools to report content of concern 34% 47% 20%
SafeSearch 33% 41% 26%
Tools to report users of concern 33% 46% 21%
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January 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 27 to August 22, 2023

Number of respondents

16,795 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here are some different safety features you can use online to keep yourself safe or deal with people or content that you feel is inappropriate or makes you uncomfortable. Let us know if you are aware of any of these features and have used any of them."

The survey was conducted among teens 13-17, parents of 6–17, adults 18-64 years old.

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