I wonder if an 18-year-old reporter would’ve worded the lead this way: “Almost half of all children want adults to supervise them when they use the internet,” the Times of London reports, citing a study of 686 “children” by UK education regulator Ofsted. It’d be interesting too to see if those who do want supervision represent the full age spread of the survey, some of whom are not minors: 4-20. The percentage of those who “think adults should sit next to or near young people when they are on the internet so they can monitor what is being viewed” was 45%. Ofsted’s own lead focused on a narrower demographic: “Children living away from home, or using social care services, want to feel safer online, be protected from unsuitable sites and have adult supervision,” the press release reads.
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