In Italy in the last year 60% of people have suffered an online risk, a figure that rises to 63% for teenagers.
In the world the general percentage rises to 67%, to 70% if we consider teenagers or the 13-17 year old group, and to 85% for the 18-19 year old group.
These are the data from the Global Online Safety Survey that Microsoft releases every year on the occasion of Safer Internet Day.
According to the research, misinformation (45%), risks for the person such as hate speech, cyberbullying, threats (34%) and violent content (32%) are the most common risks found in Italy.
Unlike in most countries, boys experienced more sexual risks than girls: 16% versus 10%.
Furthermore, it turns out that parents of teenagers underestimate any type of risk their children may be exposed to.
Cyberbullying and sexual risks are the dangers that worry them the most, respectively 50% and 38% of the sample.
However, teenagers in general are starting to become aware of the dangers: 73% do not share sensitive information, 61% check follow and friend requests, 58% use tools such as blocking users or removing followers.
To protect themselves from possible risks, 55% of teenagers make their account private, 39% review friend and follow requests and 39% activate content filters.
After having experienced an online risk, 89% of Italian children talk about it with their parents (against 87% of children in the world and growing compared to last year when it was 76%).
Finally, 41% of Italian teenagers regularly talk to their parents about their online activities.
Microsoft's research also focuses on artificial intelligence, the current technological trend to which younger people are sensitive.
Scams (71% in the world versus 75% in Italy), deepfakes (69% in the world, 71% in our country) and online abuse (69% in the world, 72% in Italy) are the three main sources of concern related to Generative AI, the one similar to ChatGpt in which Microsoft has invested.
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