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Parents, schools and tech companies urged to find ways to protect children without removing their internet access
Vulnerable children are seven times more likely to come to harm online than their peers. Photograph: ideabug/Getty Images
Vulnerable children are seven times more likely to come to harm online than their peers. Photograph: ideabug/Getty Images
Sun 31 Jan 2021 04.30 EST
Britain’s two million most vulnerable children are seven times more likely to come to harm online than their peers, according to a study by Internet Matters, the online safety body.
Yet those children are also more likely to rely on the internet for support and entertainment, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, the not-for-profit group said.