Ofcom has today published the September edition of the Media Literacy e-bulletin. This edition features items on the UKCCIS Child Internet Safety Summit and Ofcom’s research findings on young (...)

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The second European Congress on Media Literacy brought together a variety of people interested in the subject to Bellaria, Italy. Euromeduc organised a congress for further exchange and (...)

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Ofcom’s UK Adults’ Media Literacy interim report published today revealed that almost twice as many internet users now say they have a social networking site profile than in 2007 (38 per cent up (...)

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Ofcom update : Ofcom research reveals increase in internet access in children’s bedrooms

Ofcom’s UK Children’s Media Literacy interim report published today revealed that there has been an increase in children having internet access in their bedrooms – one third of 12-15s (35 per cent) now have access, and one in six 8-11s (16 per cent), up from 20 per cent and nine per cent respectively in 2007. Some 60 per cent of 12-15s and one third of 8-11s (35 per cent) say they use the internet mostly on their own. One in five (21 per cent) of 5-7s say they use the internet without an adult in the room.

Ofcom has published a guide to show parents and carers how to use parental controls and filters to manage their children’s access to digital TV and internet content. The guide also encourages parents and carers to talk to their children about what they do on the internet and how to use it safely : http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/guid...

Other key findings

The full research can be found here : http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/medi...

Ofcom has also published research from Nielsen Netview on the 50 most popular websites among children aged 6-11 and 12-17. The full lists can be found here :
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/medi...