Young people were exposed to more messages and dispossessed sites – Digital Journal

Young Europeans became more exposed, in the last four years, the internet, the messages of hate, “sites” pro-anorexia and self-mutilation and “cyberbullying,” says the final report of the project “EU Kids Online” , released today.

Compared with 2010, young Europeans between 11 and 16 years are more likely to be exposed to hate messages (13% to 20%), internet sites pro -anorexia (from 9% to 13%), self-mutilation (from 7% to 11%) and “cyberbullying” (from 7% to 12%), the report released by the New University of Lisbon (UNL), who participated in project.

In 2010, the project conducted a survey face-to-face, at home, the 25,000 children and young people, between 09 and 16 years, Internet users, and one of their parents in 25 countries.

Between 2011 and 2014, sought to deepen understanding of the experiences and practices of risk and safety on the Internet and new technologies by European children and young people and their parents.

The results published today in the final report, including an update and analysis of the data and recommendations in relation to risk in children and youth internet, point out that “not all internet usage results in benefits.”

Pornography tops the list of concerns of children and young people about the content “online”, followed by “violent, aggressive, cruel or bloody content.”

About that “disturbs particularly children and youth,” the report points to “real (or realistic) violence, rather than fictional, and violence against the most vulnerable such as children or animals.”

The concern of the newest on the Internet with risk increases significantly between 9 and 12 years.

“The younger children are more concerned with the content and risks, as they grow, are more concerned with risks of pipelines and contacts,” says the report based on the work developed by more than 150 researchers from 33 countries, including Portugal.

The researchers conclude that the likelihood of benefit from the use of the Internet depends on the age, gender and socioeconomic status, the way parents support and the positive content that is available.

also warn that, “when the use of the Internet increases, it takes even more effort to prevent the risk also increases.”

But the probability of a result in injury risk also depends on the role of parents, school and peers, and national regulation, the provision of content, cultural values ​​and the education system, they add.

The University Nova de Lisboa concerns in a statement that “one of the fundamental objectives of the project was to ensure an active dialogue with policymakers to ensure that security policies are defined based on evidence.”

The researchers sought “a portrait course than children do and feel of fact about the internet, and what causes them harm, in order to inform policies and prescriptive measures, “he adds.

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