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Negative online experiences of children worldwide 2016

Negative digital experiences of children according to parent internet users worldwide as of August 2016

The data displays the negative digital experiences of children according to parent internet users worldwide as of August 2016. During the survey period, 12% of respondents believed that their children had seen inappropriate content on websites.

Becoming addicted to the Internet/spending too much time online 14
Seeing inappropriate/explicit content online 12
Encountering malicious software/viruses 11
Sharing too much personal information about themselves online 9
Communicating with dangerous strangers/untrusted people online 8
Becoming a victim of cyber–bullying 7
Careless use of a computer resulting in personal/other data loss for me 7
Using my payment details without my permission 7
Being exposed to deliberately hurtful & malicious messages from strangers on social media 6
Incurring unexpected bills through app stores/social networks 6
Accidentally sharing information/data held on my device 6
Being spied on by malicious software/programs installed on their computer 6
Being the victim of an online scam involving fake websites/scam e-mails 6
Using the Internet to meet undesirable/dangerous people offline 6