19 August 2022
18-year-old university student Chloe's story highlights how having access to the latest technology and skills alone are not enough to mitigate encountering of upsetting content online. As a result, her mental health and wellbeing are suffering.
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8 August 2022
Living with dyslexia and mild cerebral palsy, Bailey's story is just one example of how barriers of disadvantage can expand the divide between young people. Bailey encourages us to question the extent to which online spaces are designed to be inclusive for all.
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27 July 2022
14-year-old school student Kiren’s story focuses on her use of second hand digital devices. We gain insight into the difficulties she sometimes faces, and highlight the ways in which the devices she has access to are not always necessarily fit for purpose.
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18 July 2022
A report created by Who Cares? Scotland drawing on the findings from their survey created by the Digital Wellbeing Group. They spoke to people across 24 local authorities to identify the main dangers online and the effects that digital skills and technology may have on an individual’s emotional, social, physical, and mental health.
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1 July 2022
Digital Poverty Alliance have launched their 2022 landmark report into digital poverty in the UK. It outlines five intertwined “determinants” of digital poverty that must be addressed simultaneously to help achieve digital equity in an increasingly digital world.
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22 June 2022
By conducting a series of focus groups and listening to the experiences of young people through the lens of digital disadvantage, the second insights paper seeks to identify who is being most impacted and those who are being left behind.
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16 June 2022
The first in a series of four insights papers developed by Catch22 and Nominet, in partnership with Bean Research, to explore the barriers to digital skills and access for some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK.
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