Younger children increasingly online and unsupervised, Ofcom says
by Martyn Landi
Apr 18, 2024
2 minutes
Infant school children are increasingly online and being given more digital independence by their parents, according to a new study from Ofcom.
The communications regulator said around a quarter (24%) of five-to-seven-year-olds now own a smartphone, and three-quarters use a tablet computer.
In its annual study of children’s relationship with the media and online worlds, Ofcom said the number of
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