{"id":14143,"date":"2024-04-18T23:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/18\/quarter-of-uks-three-and-four-year-olds-own-a-smartphone-data-shows\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T23:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:37:24","slug":"quarter-of-uks-three-and-four-year-olds-own-a-smartphone-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/18\/quarter-of-uks-three-and-four-year-olds-own-a-smartphone-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarter of UK\u2019s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media<\/p>\n

A quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to new data that comes as ministers consider banning all children under 16 from owning a mobile phone.<\/p>\n

The figures, from the communications regulator Ofcom, show high and rising rates of online activity by children of infant-school age, with 38% of five- to seven-year-olds using social media, compared with 30% a year ago, and 76% of them using a tablet.<\/p>\n

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\nCampaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media
\nA quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to new data that comes as ministers consider banning all children under 16 from owning a mobile phone.
\nThe figures, from the communications regulator Ofcom, show high and rising rates of online activity by children of infant-school age, with 38% of five- to seven-year-olds using social media, compared with 30% a year ago, and 76% of them using a tablet. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media A quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to new data that comes as ministers consider banning all children under 16 …<\/p>\n

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