4 January 2023

17-year-old discusses online safety and the steps she's taking to protect her wellbeing online

“I was just thinking, I don’t want to be exposed to this type of stuff.”

4 January 2023

17-year-old discusses online safety and the steps she's taking to protect her wellbeing online

 

 

Listen to this 17-year-old discussing online safety and how she protects her wellbeing by reducing and streamlining the content that algorithms are exposing to her. She also gives some personal recommendations on how privacy settings and online education could be improved for young people.

Uncover your own insights about young people’ digital lives across the UK by exploring the findings in our interactive data tool.

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