That's what the authors of the latest "Net Children Go Mobile" report conclude: It's great that the UK is "in many ways … leading in children's Internet safety," but "complacency would be ill-advised" and this success could be leading to a new kind of risk: reduced opportunity in and with connected media for British children. "By comparison with some other European countries, the UK appears to … [Read more...] about Manage Net risk but focus more on opportunities: Researchers
Kjartan Olafsson
Easier to be themselves online, offline: Study
In a fresh insight from the EU Kids Online pan-European research project, almost half (49%) of 11-to-16-year-olds in Europe say they find it easier to be themselves online than in person. Thirty-seven percent told the researchers this is "a bit true" for them and 12% "very true," according to the authors (click for PDF by "New report" on their home page). "The young people who said it was very … [Read more...] about Easier to be themselves online, offline: Study