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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lola Christina Alao

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones, Ofcom reveals

Smartphone use has hit an all-time high among children, with nearly a quarter of UK five to seven year-olds now owning a smartphone, according to Ofcom. 

The annual study of children’s relationships with the media and online worlds also showed that social media use rose in this age group last year. Nearly two in five use messaging service WhatsApp despite its minimum age of 13.

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