Sonia Livingstone|Kjartan Ólafsson|Elisabeth Staksrud
Risky Social Networking Practices Among “Underage” Users: Lessons for Evidence-Based Policy
London School of Economics and Political Science|University of Akureyri|University of Oslo
european selfregulation ensure childrens safety social networking sites requires providers ensure children old enough use sites aware safety messages empowered privacy settings discouraged disclosing personal information supported easy use reporting mechanisms article assesses regulatory framework findings survey 25000 9 16yearolds 25 european countries reveal many underage children users many lack digital skills use social networking sites safely despite concerns children defy parental mediation many comply parental rules regarding social networking implications findings related policy decisions lower age limits selfregulation social networking sites