Children’s Privacy: Skips a generation?! Majority of teens value online safety over free speech according to PEW
Interesting findings from Pew Research Center’s survey which found 62% of teens 13-17, believe it’s more important for people to feel welcome and safe online, than it is to be able to freely speak their minds. The numbers contrasted with the 18-29 age group, where 57% of adults preferred free speech. In fact, teens were found to be more closely aligned with a much older generation, age 65+, where 58% would choose feeling welcome and safe – though even they came in slightly below the teens. Not surprising when you consider these teens have spent their whole lives calculating the online risks to themselves and their peers.