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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Technology
Andrew Young

Seven in ten kids think internet is unsafe as eight-year-olds share personal info online

Seven in ten children don’t think the internet is a safe place – but continue to put themselves in potentially dangerous online situations, according to research.

A third of youngsters, aged between eight to 13, have shared personal details and posted pictures of things they own on group chats, despite 60% agreeing they need to be careful while using social media.

And just under four in ten (37%) said they play games where they don’t know the players they are connecting with.

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