We hear directly from an 8-year-old who is disclosing her personal experiences of online safety within gaming, particularly when using the popular game Roblox. At just the age of 8, she shares with us how she would not trust ‘scammers’ and ‘hackers’ and explains how she would identify them whilst online.
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6 December 2023
A significant number of young people are being scammed online, however the scope of financial risk and harm is much broader. Discussions with young people undertaken for the Index highlight a range of financial risk that children and young people experience such as the pressure to spend in games and the confusion that pseudo currencies can create.
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30 November 2023
If you missed the event or would like a reminder of all of the great discussions from our youth panel and expert speakers on the day, the 2023 launch event recording is now available on-demand.
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16 November 2023
Read the latest research by Parentzone, "A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight?" which uncovers the number of children and young people who fall victim to financial harm online. The report was produced as part of the Child Financial Harms project – funded by Nominet.
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