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
Share of children in the United Kingdom who reported harmful online content as of February 2020, by action
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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 April 25, 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 April 25, 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: April 25, 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 April 25, 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/