Original question: Which, if any, of the following things have you come across on the internet in the last 12 months? Which site or service were you using when you came across your most recent experience of (xxx)?
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UK children who experienced potential online harms 2020, by source
A survey conducted in the United Kingdom in February 2020 asked children which site or service they had been using when they had come across potential online harms. Overall, 30 percent of children who were asked said that they had experienced potential online harms on social media sites or apps. Additionally, 12 percent said that they had come across potential online harms via an instant messaging service. In total, of 81 percent of children reported that they had experienced potentially harmful online content within the last 12 months.
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by source [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/
Ofcom. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by source." Chart. June 24, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by source. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/
Ofcom. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Experienced Potential Online Harms in The Last Year as of February 2020, by Source." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jun 2020, /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/
Ofcom, Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by source ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of children in the United Kingdom who experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by source [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1282284/united-kingdom-children-potential-online-harms-by-source/
