For 23% of Italians, the impact of the pandemic for Covid-19 has worsened the level of civilization online, leading to a greater spread of false or misleading information and the manifestation of their frustrations.
This is one of the figures that emerges from the 2021 Digital Civility Index, the research that Microsoft launches every year on the occasion of Safer Internet Day;
involved 32 countries around the world, including Italy.
Cyberbullying continues to claim victims: 30% of Italian respondents have been involved in an episode of bullying, 15% are the direct victims of bullies.
Percentages lower than the world average which is respectively around 38% and 19%.
Gen Z is the most affected with 35% of cases, followed by Millennials with 30%.
Globally, according to the study, the exposure of young people and adults to online risks decreases.
Indeed, the 'Global Civility Index' improves by 3 points: the web is therefore perceived as a more civilized and safer place all over the world than a year ago.
Trend that Microsoft also finds in Italy, which improves by 2 points compared to last year, positioning itself at 12th place in the standings.
In first place the Netherlands, followed by the United Kingdom and the United States, last year in the ranking of the 32 countries South Africa is confirmed.
Also at a global level, trust in risk management is decreasing: compared to last year only 44% of people in the world declare themselves capable of managing a possible online danger (-6%), and 51% know who to contact (- 1%).
"In a period of social distancing in which many of us spend more time online than offline and platforms are ever more numerous and pervasive, Safer Internet Day becomes a key event to help young and old to a conscious use of digital tools, teaching them how to protect themselves from the dangers of the Internet ", comments Silvia Candiani, CEO of Microsoft Italy.
