In the UK, 50 children between the ages of four to ten years old have their own smartphone. Moreover, the number of children aged between nine and ten years who own a smartphone has doubled in the year 2019. Media regulator Ofcom has given this information in an annual report of 'The Age of Digital Independence'. At the same time, it has been said that 24 percent of children between three and four years have their own tablet, so tell you that 15 percent of these children are allowed to keep these gadgets with them for 24 hours.

For your information, let us tell you that the organization did research in the year 2019 on the social media habits of children and their use of other types of gadgets. According to the report by Ofcom, the report stated that mobile phones are the first choice of children. Their parents say that today's children do not know the world without internet. The same children over the age of ten mostly use social media. At the same time, they are always active towards social causes and institutions and also show their support towards them. Apart from this, according to the report, 18 percent of the children do share or comment on some or the other post.

According to the report, 17-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg has a role in it. At the same time, 45 percent of the parents say that there are risks, but there are benefits for children to use the Internet. However, parents' concerns have increased after the report. They think that children are also watching such content, due to which they are harming themselves. Also, 80 percent of the children watch videos on demand on social media, while 62 percent are interested in WhatsApp. Also 48 percent of girls aged five to 15 and 71 percent play online games.

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