70% of Primary School Children Still Own Social Media Accounts

Sexual content being pushed to 12 to 15-year-olds, social media report finds

Almost three-quarters of children between the ages of eight and 12 still have social media accounts, while sexual content is being pushed to those aged between 12 and 15, research has found. CyberSafeKids has also warned that children’s access to generative AI and chatbots has grown exponentially, without safeguards or protections. The online safety charity’s […]

Despite new regulations, some 70% of children aged 8-12 still have social media accounts

The report said this suggests that neither the Digital Services Act nor Ireland’s Online Safety Code are “yet to have any measurable effect on underage access”.

70% of primary school children still own social media accounts

70% of primary school children (aged 8–12) still have their own accounts on social media apps. Th...

Despite new regulations, some 70% of children aged 8-12 still have social media accounts | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey - National Cyber Security Consulting

THERE HAS BEEN no reduction in underage children’s access to social media platforms, despite legal obligations which came into effect last July designed to prevent this, according to a new report.  The report, entitled ‘The Year Little Changed’, was published by CyberSafe Kids this morning. It surveyed over 7,000 children in the academic year 2025-26.  […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

Greater safeguards and awareness urgently needed for children’s online safety

Ireland must do far more to protect children from harmful online content, according to Social Democrats children spokesperson Daniel Ennis. Speaking at the launch of CyberSafeKids’ tenth annual report, Deputy Ennis said: “The report’s findings are stark: 70% of children aged 8 to 12 have accounts on platforms designed for people thirteen years old and […] The post Greater safeguards and awareness urgently needed for children’s online safety appe…