Survey of 4,000 kids (8-12) by @CyberSafeIE. TikTok has overtaken Snapchat.
And:
- Two thirds have a social media (or msging) account
- 93pc own a ‘smart device’

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/six-in-10-children-who-play-video-games-online-have-been-contacted-by-somebody-they-dont-know-39518898.html

Girls on TikTok, boys on Twitch

Also: you thought the 13+ age requirement for social media platforms had any effect whatsoever?

Or that our ‘digital age of consent’ of 16 would somehow be of any interest to kids and parents?

No — there’s an 8% rise (to 65%) among kids of 8-12 with social media accounts.

Reminder that under-16s aren’t allowed download the Covid Tracker app (cos digital age of consent).

But HSE officials publicly say parents can get their u-16 kids to download it anyway.

They say they “had” to put in the “technical” Dig-Age Consent signup bit to cover themselves