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Daily Record
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Dan Barker & Jamie Barwick & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

One in 10 Scots kids accessing internet without parental controls, survey finds

More than one in 10 Scottish children have access to the internet without any parental restrictions to protect from unsuitable content, a survey has found.

Parent Club today launched a new campaign - Safer Internet Day – to give highlight to parents of eight to 11-year-olds steps they can take to keep their kids safe online.

It comes as a new poll by Censuswide found that 12 per cent of Scottish youngsters do not have parental controls activated on their online devices, Edinburgh Live reports.

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