Topic: #digitalchildren

Girls in low-income nations could be ‘left behind’ in the digital world – UNICEF

An overwhelming amount – around 90 per cent – of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online.Read more

10-05-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Children and screens – making it through the holidays

It comes as no surprise that children are spending more time watching screens as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more

17-12-2021|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives

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Almost overnight, children’s lives became digital by default. What have we discovered?

During the pandemic, many children’s lives became ‘digital by default.’ What have we learnt? While children have reported some positive experiences, says Sonia Livingstone of the London School of Economics, digital inequalities and inadequate educational and other...Read more

13-08-2021|Comment|author: Guest author

Children’s use of social media is creating a new type of digital native

The first generation of people who have grown up using social media such as Facebook and Instagram are entering the workforce. For as long as this breed of so-called “digital natives” has been alive, some...Read more

05-03-2020|Comment|author: Shahla Ghobadi