As of February 2020, 78 percent of children in the United Kingdom who used social media knew how to change their privacy settings on social media. In addition, of those who said they knew how to do this, 84 percent of respondents stated that they had changed their privacy settings at some point.
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who know how to change privacy settings on social media accounts as of February 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1282318/children-uk-change-privacy-settings-social-media/
Ofcom. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who know how to change privacy settings on social media accounts as of February 2020." Chart. June 24, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1282318/children-uk-change-privacy-settings-social-media/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of children in the United Kingdom who know how to change privacy settings on social media accounts as of February 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1282318/children-uk-change-privacy-settings-social-media/
Ofcom. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Know How to Change Privacy Settings on Social Media Accounts as of February 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jun 2020, /statistics/1282318/children-uk-change-privacy-settings-social-media/
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Share of children in the United Kingdom who know how to change privacy settings on social media accounts as of February 2020 [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1282318/children-uk-change-privacy-settings-social-media/
