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| Many 'children taking risks online' | Many 'children taking risks online' |
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| More than half of children in the UK (57%) have done something "risky" or anti-social online, a poll of 2,000 11- to 16-year-olds suggests. | More than half of children in the UK (57%) have done something "risky" or anti-social online, a poll of 2,000 11- to 16-year-olds suggests. |
| Almost two-thirds (62%) told the BBC Learning poll they felt under pressure from others to act in this way. | Almost two-thirds (62%) told the BBC Learning poll they felt under pressure from others to act in this way. |
| Activities included sharing unsuitable videos or pictures of themselves or saying nasty things about others and looking at unsuitable websites. | Activities included sharing unsuitable videos or pictures of themselves or saying nasty things about others and looking at unsuitable websites. |
| Some 20% said they had put pressure on someone else to act negatively online. | Some 20% said they had put pressure on someone else to act negatively online. |
| The research was commissioned as part of a new online safety campaign - Be Smart - timed to coincide with Internet Safety Day on 10 February. | The research was commissioned as part of a new online safety campaign - Be Smart - timed to coincide with Internet Safety Day on 10 February. |
| Online bullying | Online bullying |
| Nearly half, some 47%, said they had looked at something online that they thought their parents would not like them to see. | Nearly half, some 47%, said they had looked at something online that they thought their parents would not like them to see. |
| While 14% admitted to sending pictures of themselves, or others, that their parents would not like them to share. | While 14% admitted to sending pictures of themselves, or others, that their parents would not like them to share. |
| And nearly one in 10 had signed up to websites or services not meant for their age group. | And nearly one in 10 had signed up to websites or services not meant for their age group. |
| Among 14- to 16-year-olds, almost three-quarters (72%) said they had experienced or witnessed online bullying. | Among 14- to 16-year-olds, almost three-quarters (72%) said they had experienced or witnessed online bullying. |
| Andrew Tomlinson, the BBC's executive producer responsible for digital and media literacy, said: "Internet safety is becoming increasingly important as more families get online and children start to use tablets, computers and smartphones earlier in their lives. | Andrew Tomlinson, the BBC's executive producer responsible for digital and media literacy, said: "Internet safety is becoming increasingly important as more families get online and children start to use tablets, computers and smartphones earlier in their lives. |
| "For the third year in succession, BBC Learning is supporting the aims of Safer Internet Day with a campaign of its own. | "For the third year in succession, BBC Learning is supporting the aims of Safer Internet Day with a campaign of its own. |
| "Be Smart is giving young people the chance to speak for themselves about the pressures they face on social networking sites." | "Be Smart is giving young people the chance to speak for themselves about the pressures they face on social networking sites." |
| Meanwhile, a mobile app is to be launched later this year in the UK which will give parents remote access to everything their children get up to on their phones. | |
| It will allow parents to track their child's movements. monitor text messages and vet the websites visited. |