Online Safety

Childnet has published data from research into young people’s use of VPNs (virtual private networks) to access online content. Surveys were conducted with 2,018 8-to-17-year-olds and 2,000 parents and carers across the UK. Findings include: 21% of children have used a VPN, with the number of children using VPNs increasing as they get older; the most popular reasons children gave for using a VPN were to stay safe online and protect their privacy; and 10% of children who used a VPN said they did so to look at content which was not age-appropriate.

Download the report: Young people’s use of VPNs

See also on NSPCC Learning: Preventing online harm and abuse