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10/02/2014
Over 60% Of Teens Own A Smartphone
Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, has welcomed the first Irish report of the 'Net Children Go Mobile' project.
The report, which is being launched today ahead of Safer Internet Day tomorrow, shows that smartphones are now the most commonly used devices by young people going online.
The report finds that 40% of children aged 9-16 and over 60% of teenagers in Ireland own a smartphone. 35% use it daily to go online, while 27% own a tablet and use it on a daily basis to access the internet.
The report found that 21% of children (aged 9-16) are likely to encounter negative user generated content online i.e. content relating to hate, pro-anorexia, self-harm, drug taking or suicide. 21% of children reported seeing sexual images while 22% had received contact with people they have never met face to face.
Minister Fitzgerald stated: "This report confirms the very real concerns of many Irish parents regarding the potential access for young and curious minds to a whole range of inappropriate material online as well as the risks arising from contact online with strangers."
(CD/JP)
The report, which is being launched today ahead of Safer Internet Day tomorrow, shows that smartphones are now the most commonly used devices by young people going online.
The report finds that 40% of children aged 9-16 and over 60% of teenagers in Ireland own a smartphone. 35% use it daily to go online, while 27% own a tablet and use it on a daily basis to access the internet.
The report found that 21% of children (aged 9-16) are likely to encounter negative user generated content online i.e. content relating to hate, pro-anorexia, self-harm, drug taking or suicide. 21% of children reported seeing sexual images while 22% had received contact with people they have never met face to face.
Minister Fitzgerald stated: "This report confirms the very real concerns of many Irish parents regarding the potential access for young and curious minds to a whole range of inappropriate material online as well as the risks arising from contact online with strangers."
(CD/JP)
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