Irish children are among safest for online behaviour
An EU study of children aged nine to 16 found that just 7% of young Irish people have given out their address or phone number on profiles in social networking sites, such as Bebo or Facebook, half the number who have done so across the EU. Almost 60% of children in Ireland and throughout Europe use such sites, according to the research published today.
However, using the internet for school work was most common among all EU children (84% of respondents use it for school), followed by watching video clips (83%), playing games (74%) and communicating through instant messaging or email (61%).
