The regulator has released a full report on the subject
, “the majority of children aged between eight and 17 who use social media now have their own profile on at least one of the large platforms. And despite most platforms having a minimum age of 13, the research suggests that six in 10 children aged eight to 12 who use these platforms are signed up with their own profile.”
A range of risk factors were identified which potentially made children more vulnerable to online harm, especially when these factors appear to coincide or frequently co-occur with the harm experienced. These included: offline circumstances such as bullying or peer pressure, feelings such as low self-esteem or poor body image;
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