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# cybersafekids

This year
2024
Poll: What is the right age for a child to own a smartphone?
Last year
2023
One in four primary school children report being cyber-bullied in the past year
30% of children told they can go online 'whenever they want', survey finds
All time
More than a quarter of 8 to 12-year-olds find it hard to switch off from smart devices
Complaints system for social media content to be set up by 2024
Over a third of pre-teens are gaming online with people they don't know