This statistic displays the findings of a survey on users' most common concerns over any negative types of online activity among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. In 2019, it was found that responding internet users were most often concerned about being a potential victim of online fraud and had security concerns while 24 percent were worried that content on the internet posed a risk to society.
Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet?
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The original survey question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet? If yes - What sorts of things are you concerned about?"
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Ofcom. (June 22, 2020). Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet?." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2020). Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Can You Tell Me If You Have Any Concerns about What Is on The Internet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2025)
Can you tell me if you have any concerns about what is on the internet? [Graph], Ofcom, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707972/leading-concerns-over-negative-online-activity-among-internet-users-in-the-uk/
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