A third of children between the ages of 8 and 17 pretend to be older on socialmedia. 👀 Here's why:
It’s an open secret. Minors are indeed present on social networks. While platforms have restricted access to their platforms to individuals over the age of 13, the young social media fans have no problem lying about their age in order to sign up, as a new study shows.
Social networks unwittingly play host to many minors who pretend to be of age. That’s the conclusion of a British study conducted byThe study found that 32% of children aged 8-17 pretended to be of age when creating their accounts on these platforms. This percentage increases to 47% for children aged 8 -15 who claim to be over 16. Among the youngest, the 8-12 year olds, two out of five children indicated that they were over 16 years old on their profile while a quarter of them chose to appear as 18 years old.Photo: iStock
Among the social media networks listed, YouTube ranks as the most popular platform for 87% of 8-17 year olds surveyed. Note that users were also able to reference YouTube Kids. TikTok takes second place ,followed by Instagram , Snapchat , Facebook , and Twitter .
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