New study by UNICEF and LSE - Children worldwide gain benefits, face risks in the internet

Children worldwide gain benefits, face risks on the internet - new study by UNICEF and LSE  A majority of children say they learn something new online at least every week, but large numbers still face risks online, according to the Global Kids Online Research Synthesis Report 2015 – 2016 produced by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti and the London School of Economics and Political Sci The Global Kids Online project, launched today at the Children’s Lives in the Digital Age seminar held at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, aims to build a global network of researchers investigating the risks and opportunities of child internet use. The Global Kids Online website makes high quality, flexible research tools freely available worldwide. Read Sonia Livingstone’s post on The Conversation https://theconversation.com/how-do-children-use-the-internet-we-asked-thousands-of-kids-around-the-world-67940 Read the UNICEF blog at https://blogs.unicef.org/evidence-for-action/