Encountering violent online content starts at primary school – Ofcom
by Josie Clarke
Mar 15, 2024
2 minutes
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Children first see violent online content while still at primary school and describe it as “inevitable” and “unavoidable”, according to an Ofcom study.
The regulator said the 247 children it spoke to during a research workshop had commonly encountered violent 18+ gaming content, verbal discrimination and fighting.
All of the children reported seeing violent content online, mostly via social media, video-sharing and messaging sites and apps, with “many” saying
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