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Prepared for Amanda K. | Delivered September 18, 2020
Online Safety; Parent's Perspective
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Goals
To get 3-4 bullet points about what parents claim they fear most when it comes to their child's safety online.
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Early Findings
Our first round of research unveiled the following information:
Pew Research
According to a
Pew Research survey
, parents of younger teens are more concerned about their online activities and tend to monitor them on a regular basis.
Parents are concerned mostly about
harassment,
bullying, and explicit content, and they are worried about the long screen time, too. 57% of parents surveyed by Pew Research in the US stated that "they worry a lot or some about their child receiving or sending explicit content or messages online, 5
9% of the parents
were worried about their child being bullied or harassed online. 65% of parents were concerned about their child spending too much time on the phone.
Nearly
52% of parents
said that they used parent controls for monitoring their child's online activities.
Other findings from the research survey can be found
here.
Kaspersky
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity company, and it recently published the findings from its global survey of
parents
and their thoughts about online security.
"
84% of parents
worldwide are worried about their children's online safety."
"According to the parents surveyed by Kaspersky, some of the
most prominent online
threats for their children include being exposed to harmful content, such as sexual or violent (27%); experiencing internet addiction (26%); and receiving anonymous messages or content inciting them to carry out a violent or inappropriate activity (14%)."
Other findings from the research survey can be
found here.
AgeChecked
AgeChecked
surveyed 1500 parents in the United Kingdom and found out that 58% of parents were worried about their children sharing embarrassing content online,
nearly 71%
of the parents were worried about their child's activities on social media.
"57% of parents stated that the
current online age
restriction protocols are not effective enough, and 60% wanted better age controls on social media channels to keep their children safe." Other findings from the research survey can be found
here.
Ofcom UK
A report published by
Ofcom UK
highlighted that one of the most significant concerns for parents of "5 to 15-year-olds who use the internet is 'companies collecting data about what their child is doing online' (50% of parents are concerned about this)." 41% of
parents
stated that they were worried about their children giving personal details to inappropriate people online."
40% of the surveyed parents were worried about cyberbullying, and
29% feared
about their child being radicalized online. 29% of parents were worried about the content of online video games.
Summary of Findings
Our background research was able to provide the most recent and relevant information, and we have not restricted our research to a particular country. We have included info from surveys that were conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom, and we have also included information from global surveys.
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