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ARTICLE · 25 NOVEMBER 2015

Online, Seeing Is Believing For Kids

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Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the number of children who believe what they read on the Internet.

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Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the number of children who believe what they read on the Internet. This has been brought home by a recent study by Ofcom, as reported by The Telegraph.

This is significant because 8 to 15-year-olds now are occupying double their time on the Internet than they were one decade ago. These "digital natives" who have grown up on the Internet appear to lack the ability to differentiate online truth from fiction.

Some of the results of the Ofcom study are rather disturbing.

For instance, 10% of children believe that information provided via social media outlets always is true, double the percentage from last year. Moreover, the majority of 12 to 15-year-olds do not understand that some video bloggers are paid to endorse products that they cover.

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