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According to the UN children’s Fund \/ UNICEF \/ new study,\u00a0 8 from 10 18 \u2013 aged young people \u00a0find that youth is at risk of online\u00a0 sexual abuse, and 5from 10 \u00a0believe that their friends\u00a0 manifest dangerous behavior when using Internet. Possibility and hazards. \u00a0\u201cGrowing\u201d online survey is based on opinions of more than 10,000 18-year-old young people from 25 countries, participated in the survey, and reveals the risks of perspectives faced by young people, growing in more and more technologically interconnected world.<\/p>\n
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The Internet and mobile phones have revolutionized by bringing access to youth information, but the survey results show just how much dangerous the online abuse can be for girls and boys”, – said the Head of UNICEF Child Protection Department Cornelius Williams. “Globally, a one in three internet user is a child. Today’s findings by the young people provide important information about themselves. UNICEF aims to make\u00a0 sounds of teenagers heard, helping them resist the online violence, abuse and exploitation, as well as to make sure that children can take full advantage of the benefits offered by the Internet and mobile phones”.<\/p>\n
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According to the new report, the teens are confident in their ability to stay on the safe; almost 90 percent of them think that they can avoid online dangers. Nearly 6 in 10 said that meeting new people online is somewhat or very important to them, but only 36 percent believe they can tell when people hide their identity online.<\/p>\n
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