‘1 in 4’ Children sent Pornography by E-Mail

According to research carried out by telephone provider TalkTalk and reported in the Telegraph today, one in four children have been sent inappropriate material, including pornography, by email.


The report, which surveyed 500 children, also found that more than 6 out of 10 children said that they lie to their parents about their online activity and over half delete their web browser history to prevent their parents from checking up.

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The research also found that 1 in 20 children had communicated with a stranger via. webcam and, frighteningly, 1 in 50 had actually met with a stranger who they first contacted online.

The research was overseen by Professor Tanya Byron, a government advisor on online safety.

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